Mr. Dua said, “She asked, ‘Where can he take you?’ I said, ‘He can take you on all lines, from Paddington to Abby Wood.’
The Queen missed the opportunity to travel on one of the new trains, instead returning to Buckingham Palace for lunch, while the Earl was privileged to be the first passenger to travel to Tottenham Court Road and back.
The line, which opens to passengers on May 24, is more than three years late and almost £ 4 billion over budget.
After the Queen’s departure, Mr Johnson said: “We were all incredibly moved and excited and grateful to Her Majesty for coming to open the Elizabeth Line today. It was fantastic to see her. “
The former mayor of London could not resist digging into his political rivals, adding: completely natural obstacles that befell a great project like this, we continued.
“We decided that when it came to Crossrail, we were in a hole so big that there was no alternative but to continue. And the results are absolutely amazing. “
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