Queen opens barrage with a bang

Name: Queen opens barrage with a bang
Uploaded: 2012-07-18T19:21:02.000Z
Duration: 1 min 29 s
Description: A new Olympic-standard white water course at the Tees Barrage opened with a bang when the Queen hit a button to part the floodgates.

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A new Olympic-standard white water course at the Tees Barrage opened with a bang when the Queen hit a button to part the floodgates and set off a pyrotechnic display.

The course in Stockton will be used to train future Olympic contestants.

England

18 July 2012