Leon
09-10-2002, 09:41
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have been rescued after their boat broke down on a frozen river in Canada.The royal couple, on a Golden Jubilee tour, were crossing Winnipeg's Red River in a water taxi when its engine failed.
'Interesting'
A second water taxi behind the royal boat had to be lashed to the stricken vessel to tow it to safety.
As the Queen, 76, climbed ashore with her husband - and admiral - she said: "That was interesting."
Both Philip, 81, and the Queen appeared to be suffering from the cold.
Temperatures - barely above freezing - were worsened by a chill wind.
Before boarding at Winnipeg's The Forks bound for Tache Quay at Saint-Boniface, they sat through a 30-minute outdoor cultural display.
Philip looked frozen and furious while the Queen, in a woollen grey coat, was ashen-faced.
Chilly
They were not offered rugs to keep warm as they sat on a platform on the banks of the Red River.
It seems officials may have been caught out by unseasonal, plummeting temperatures.
Winnipeg claims to be the coldest city in the world - colder than Moscow - with temperatures falling to -40C.
Later, there was more outside entertainment in the grounds of Winnipeg's Legislative Building.
But this time the Queen wrapped up against the cold in a fur coat.
'Interesting'
A second water taxi behind the royal boat had to be lashed to the stricken vessel to tow it to safety.
As the Queen, 76, climbed ashore with her husband - and admiral - she said: "That was interesting."
Both Philip, 81, and the Queen appeared to be suffering from the cold.
Temperatures - barely above freezing - were worsened by a chill wind.
Before boarding at Winnipeg's The Forks bound for Tache Quay at Saint-Boniface, they sat through a 30-minute outdoor cultural display.
Philip looked frozen and furious while the Queen, in a woollen grey coat, was ashen-faced.
Chilly
They were not offered rugs to keep warm as they sat on a platform on the banks of the Red River.
It seems officials may have been caught out by unseasonal, plummeting temperatures.
Winnipeg claims to be the coldest city in the world - colder than Moscow - with temperatures falling to -40C.
Later, there was more outside entertainment in the grounds of Winnipeg's Legislative Building.
But this time the Queen wrapped up against the cold in a fur coat.