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The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are coming to Greenwich on April 25.

The visit will celebrate the borough's new royal status and is part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee tour.

Artist Yinka Shonibare's fourth plinth artwork Nelson's Ship In A Bottle captures the essence of contemporary Britain with its reflection of a glorious past, a comment on diversity and a wry sense of humour.

That handy visual metaphor for old and new is one of the key reasons the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich wants the piece as the jewel in the crown of the new Sammy Ofer wing.

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16" West Brasserie
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IN A NUTSHELL
The newest addition to Greenwich's eating offer is in a prime location, and the food's not bad either.

The Queen will reopen the restored Cutty Sark next year as part of the celebrations of her Diamond Jubilee.

Leader of Greenwich Council, Cllr Chris Roberts has revealed that The Queen will be in the town next spring to officially reopen the tea clipper, which has been undergoing a multi-million pound restoration for the last five years.

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High Arctic
National Maritime Museum
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IN A NUTSHELL
This installation is a beguiling sanctuary that demands an imaginative leap - not your typical museum offering.

It is difficult not to sympathise with the residents of Greenwich who have given up their park for the staging of the Olympics.

Such is the sensitive location that they have been right to harry Olympic organisers Locog about the details of the project - and there is still work to be done.

An historic medal was returned to the National Maritime Museum this morning following its voyage into space.

Astronauts from the Space Shuttle Discovery replaced the 18th Century gong commemorating Captain James Cook's HMS Discovery in its Greenwich home.

Historian and television presenter David Starkey will curate a major anniversay exhibition at the National Maritime Museum.

Royal River: Power, Pageantry and the Thames examines the river through its relationship to the monarchy, the city and the people of London and will celebrate 75 years of the museum in Greenwich.

The Cutty Sark gallery below the restored ship will be named in memory of a major benefactor who died on Friday (June 3).

Billionaire shipping magnate Sammy Ofer who made multi million pound donations to Greenwich maritime, died weeks before the opening of the National Maritime Museum wing also named after him.

Pirates Of The Caribbean 4, starring Johnny Depp, is likely to be judged one of the biggest movie releases of the year - and Greenwich is set to share in the booty.

Filming in London is a multi-billion-pound business supported by Mayor Boris Johnson and the publicity given to iconic sites is likely to boost the 9.6million visitors a year that the town already receives.

The Royal Observatory in Greenwich has a world-class collection of chronometers, including the most important series of timepieces - John Harrison's H1-H4 which cracked the longitude problem.

H2 is currently undergoing detailed maintenance to ensure its delicate workings keep time in perpetuity.

Sailor-chic is one of the biggest trends this season.

So, being a dedicated follower of fashion, I set sail for the National Maritime Museum and its new exhibition of Toy Boats.

I stepped into the miniature ocean filled with Borrower-sized ships and submarines.

Toy boat treasures from sailboats to submarines will be on display at the National Maritime Museum next month.

Before the days of video game obsessed kids zapping aliens, miniature ocean liners, paddle steamers and battleships captured the imagination of generations of children.

The National Maritime Museum is running an exhibition of the photographs of Alan Villiers.

The Australian, born in 1903, captured the dying days of the Tall Ships in the 1920s and 30s.
Villiers first went to sea at the age of 15 on the Rosthesay Bay which operated between Australia and New Zealand.

After centuries of exploration, countless lives lost, the North West Passage is in the news again.

For the first time, this fabled trading route between the Pacific and the North Atlantic may be commercially viable. But the victory may be a hollow one - because it reveals the extent to which ice cover in the Arctic has retreated.

Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (June 25 - 28)

Hansel and Gretel, Greenwich Park
Water Music, National Maritime Museum
Fous de Bassin, Millwall Outer Dock
Pi L'eau, Woolwich Town Centre

Steven Davies wades into the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival. Go here for The Wharf's What's On festival special

Water has been the defining feature in the history of the Docklands and Greenwich for hundreds of years.

The Thames has shaped the area economically, socially and artistically, and with it lies the inspiration for the theme of this year's Greenwich and Docklands International Festival.

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North-West Passage National Maritime Museum

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By Steven Davies

Adventure, failure and disaster in one of the most hostile environments on Earth will be the subjects tackled in a new exhibition set to open at the National Maritime Museum later this month. North-West Passage: An Arctic Obsession features more than 120 objects including maps, letters and native Inuit artefacts, aimed at bringing British exploration of the Arctic to life.

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- Planet Narnia @ National Maritime Museum