Gloriana takes part in the annual Tudor Pull from Hampton Court to HM Tower of London with HM Barge Master and a crew of Watermen from the Watermen & Lightermen Company. The event is to transport the ‘Stela’, a slice of ancient wooden water pipe, which is handed in to the charge of HM Barge Master […]
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Hampton Court Palace Festival 2014
As part of the George 1 celebrations at Hampton Court, Gloriana was chartered to carry “King George” and members of his Court to the Palace each day over the Easter weekend. Volunteer rowing crews drawn from local clubs rowed each morning, crowds came to welcome the King ashore at the start of the days events […]