Queen praises Australia's flood victims | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was Monday met with rapturous scenes in the Australian city of Brisbane where she applauded its courage in recovering from devastating floods.

Queen Elizabeth II (L) and Prince Philip (C) during a cruise on the Brisbane river on October 24, 2011. Queen Elizabeth II was met with rapturous scenes in Brisbane where she applauded its courage in recovering from devastating floods.

Tens of thousands of well-wishers packed the banks of the Brisbane River, engorged just nine months ago with floodwaters that submerged 30,000 homes in Australia's third-largest city, to catch a glimpse of the queen.