Storm Wipes Out Queen’s Cruise Plans
Rain was pouring when Queen Elizabeth II came to call at the British Home, a retirement facility in Sierra Madre. Stormy seas kept the royal yacht Britannia docked at Long Beach Harbor, wiping out the queen’s plans to cruise to Santa Barbara for a March meeting with President Reagan at his ranch. She hopped a jet instead.
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