“Cunard History and Glamorous Stars” – this has been a very popular talk.
• it is based upon the history of Cunard from 1840 until the present day and includes some of the more famous liners but not all as there were nearly 250! • I also talk about some of the celebrities and stars who sailed aboard Cunard ships. • What did Charles Dickens think about the furnishings aboard Britannia? • Which actress brought her gleaming white Rolls Royce on board Queen Mary and her own chickens as she demanded fresh eggs each day? • When at a New York function, what was the reply to the lady who described Elizabeth Taylor’s very large diamond ring as vulgar?
Views: 958 | Enquiries: 18I am third generation of Cunard seafarer, my last ship was QE2 where I was one of the Pursers and met some of the stars featured in my QE2 talk. On leaving Cunard I served in the Royal Naval Reserve and more recently conducted tours of Cunard and P&O ships whilst they were in Southampton, sadly because of the pandemic these have now ceased.
I have been delivering talks, both live and via Zoom, for 6 years now to various organisations such as U3A, Probus, W.I. and many more. Prior to this I was Training Manager delivering training modules to various groups.
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