COLLEEN MCEDWARDS, WORLD NEWS: It has been dubbed the "cathedral of cool," and critics agree that London's new museum of modern art is on a par with Paris and New York. Livy Vina (ph) was on hand for the royal opening.</s>LIVY VINA, ITN REPORTER (voice-over): The police were out in force to guard against a threatened anarchist demonstration. But in the end, the only real challenge for the Queen was to understand the exhibits on how at the new Tate by the Thames. A giant spider dominates the vast hall which once housed the turbines of this former power station, all rather a novelty for the Queen, whose palaces are filled with the works of old masters. As she toured the gallery, there was a reassuring glimpse across the Thames at some pools (ph). Then she was taken to meet painter Bridget Riley, whose abstract canvasses are among Britain's best known modern works. Next, a lesson in sculpture from Sir Anthony Caro on whom the Queen this week bestowed the prestigious Order of Merit. What she made of his bronzes, it's hard to say.</s>FRANCES MORRIS, SENIOR CURATOR, TATE MODERN: I think maybe it wasn't the normal crowd that she meets on these sort of occasions, and the art world dresses in black and maybe seems a little bit cool and severe. But she took it very well in her stride, and she looked as if she was having a good time.</s>VINA: Livy Vina, ITN, south London.
Queen Opens Modern Art Museum