# Rule, Britannia! HMS Queen Elizabeth has her first visitor

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 5, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-britannia-hms-queen-elizabeth-has-her-first-visitor/790550 "2017-07-05T16:07:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-britannia-hms-queen-elizabeth-has-her-first-visitor/790550/1 "2017-07-05T16:07:10Z")

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[Merlin helicopter becomes first aircraft to land on HMS Queen Elizabeth](https://ukcarrierpower.tumblr.com/post/162582968296/merlin-helicopter-becomes-first-aircraft-to-land):

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> A Merlin helicopter has landed on HMS Queen Elizabeth’s enormous flight deck - the first aircraft to ever touch down on Britain’s biggest warship.

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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rule-britannia-hms-queen-elizabeth-has-her-first-visitor/790550/2 "2017-07-06T06:44:54Z")

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What?  
I thought it was the Queen who jumped out of helicopters (along with James Bond).