Queen Camilla hails 'brilliant' all-female sailing crew at Clarence House reception

hailed the record-breaking crew of The Maiden as “brilliant” as she welcomed them to Clarence House to celebrate their unprecedented victory in the Ocean Globe Race.

Hailing the winning crew’s skipper Heather Thomas, Tracy told the Queen: "She's happy, she has a glass of Champagne in her hand.""I'm the same age that Tracy was when she did the race." The Queen was introduced to Najiba Noori, a former AFP camerawoman who fled Afghanistan nearly three years ago and was recruited to film aboard the Maiden during the race.Speaking afterwards, she said: "It was a little bit scary, especially when there were big waves and wind, but slowly, slowly, it was okay.”

The Queen met 13 crew members and another six on-shore team members, along with Tracy. They included three other members of the original 1989 to 90 team – Marie-Claude Heys, former First Mate for training, Sally Hunter, crew member and Howard Gibbons, who served as an on-shore project manager.

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