QE2 sold for scrap.

End of an era. QE2 headed to China for scrap metal

The QE2 is set to be sold as scrap to the Chinese for £20m.

The move follows the failure of a after a last minute bid to bring it back to the famous cruise liner back to Britain as a five-star floating hotel.

The iconic ocean liner – which also served as a troop carrier during the Falklands – has been moored in a commercial port in Dubai since it was sold for £64m in 2008.

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