Princess Elizabeth Opens New Wing Of Maritime Museum - Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth looking at one of the submarine exhibits in the new galleries. Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth recently opened the new East Wing of The National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, and toured the new building, which is to be known as the Caird Galleries. At the opening ceremony Her Royal Highness said that the story of our greatness at sea is brought up to date in the new galleries and the glorious maritime history of the past is now linked to the present. June 25, 1951.