The Queen has reopened the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. The clipper, which has been restored at a cost of about £50m after being closed for six years, was hit by a fire in May 2007 which caused damage put at £10m. The Queen also opened the 19th Century tea clipper exhibit in 1957.  While in Greenwich, the Queen - accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh - also officially named the Gloriana, the vessel that will lead the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. In driving rain, the royal couple descended a gangway at Greenland Pier on the Thames in London's Docklands before going on board the Gloriana. The 94-foot vessel, decorated with gold leaf and ornately carved, harks back 200 years to when kings and queens travelled by water in opulent style. 'Spectacular' At one point Prince Philip could be heard advising the Queen to keep under cover after she had been to inspect the stern of the boat, which bears royal symbols and the vessel's name. After the Queen unveiled the restored Cutty Sark, Richard Doughty, director of the Cutty Sark Trust, described the vessel as spectacular and said: We have a ship fit for the Queen and we're very proud Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh have come to open the site. Fifty-five years on from when she first came, it's a very different experience, offering a light environment in the Cutty Sark's new elevated position. The Cutty Sark Trust, which received funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Heritage Lottery Fund, as well as donations from the public, aims to present the tea clipper as it would have looked when it was launched in 1872. It opens to the public on Thursday. Prince Philip has a long association with the ship, co-founding the Cutty Sark Society in 1951 to safeguard the vessel. He came to Greenwich soon after the fire to assess the damage for himself and Mr Doughty said that the Duke had given up his association with a number of bodies when he turned 90 last year but maintained his relationship with the society, now a trust. The visitor attraction has a new design which allows visitors to move both aboard and underneath the three-masted sailing ship.  An industrial vacuum cleaner which was left switched on led to the 2007 fire. At the time, the ship was in the middle of a conservation project brought about by sea salt accelerating the corrosion of its iron framework. Much of it had already been removed and put into storage when the fire took hold. The Queen also unveiled a plaque to mark Greenwich becoming a royal borough, an honour bestowed to mark her Diamond Jubilee. The royal couple also opened an exhibition, entitled Royal River: Power Pageantry & the Thames, at the National Maritime Museum. Source: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17835