A 175th birthday to remember
The Princess Royal reviewed the seven ships in P&O Cruises' fleet at Southampton in an anniversary marred by foul weather and traffic chaos.
P&O 175 years of history
A record 7 cruise liners and 40,000 passengers and crew are arriving in Southampton today to mark the 175th anniversary of P&O.
P&O 175 years of history
Celebrations will take place this week to mark the 175th aniversary of P&O.
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Long queues of P&O passengers at Ageas Bowl
P&O passengers at Ageas Bowl say it is organised chaos. There are long queues for coaches and taxis.
Southampton is busy as P&O celebrations get underway
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Cruise liner passengers are starting to arrive
Red Arrows flypast cancelled
A flypast by the Red Arrows later this morning as part of today's 175 event has just been cancelled due to bad weather. The Red Arrows say the cloud is too low and safety has to be the top priority. A half hour display is still scheduled for 7:15pm tonight over the Solent.
Seven ships celebrate
View of the cruise liners from the sky
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Fred's exclusive tour of the P&O Heritage collection
A small team look after the P&O Heritage collection. It's 25,000 items - from ship models and china - to a unique collection of photos and paintings charting 175 years of history. The artefacts are put on display at exhibitions, but many are displayed among staff at offices in London.
175 years of history
Our Transport Correspondent Mike Pearse looks back at P&O's 175-year history.
Cruise liners get in line
P&O 175 years of history
A record 7 cruise liners and 40,000 passengers and crew are arriving in Southampton today to mark the 175th anniversary of P&O.
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