article_snippet: Nowadays the monarch doesn’t actually have to swing the bottle of bubbly – in this case a Nebuchadnezzar (20 bottles) of English sparkling wine from the Wiston Estate Winery near Pulborough, Sussex – used to christen the boat herself.
article_snippet: When the bottle of bubbly – struck the side of the ship the bottle of bubbly – exploded with an almighty bang, sending one hefty shard of glass speeding to within a few feet of where The Queen was sitting.
article_snippet: ’ Olly Smith, Britannia’s wine expert, replied:
article_snippet: Ready to launch: The Queen presses the button that will launch a bottle of fizz against Britannia .
article_snippet: The Queen smashes a bottle of £24.95 English sparkling wine against Britannia .
article_snippet: The bottle of English sparkling wine smashes into hundreds of pieces .
article_snippet: Celebration: Red white and blue confetti rains down on The Queen after a bottle of £24.95 English sparkling wine against the ship is smashed .
highlights_snippet: The Queen Majesty christened the ship with a £24.95 bottle of English wine .
  