Queen Victoria is illuminated purple to celebrate International Women's Day

On 8th March 2016, Queen Victoria liner was illuminated purple to celebrate International Women’s Day during her visit to Sydney. In support of the global day, a massive 60-metre long banner sporting this year’s International Women’s Day campaign message – #PledgeForParity – was hung on the liner’s hull shortly after she berthed in Sydney’s Circular Quay. Then as dusk fell, Queen Victoria took on a new hue, with special lighting bathing the ship in purple – the internationally recognised colour for women’s rights. Visible from around the Quay, the illumination will be a striking tribute to International Women’s Day, which celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. Video Credit: James Morgan Photography