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Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy.She was in their service from 1954-97. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893.
Since 1998, following a successful national tender process, Britannia has been berthed permanently at the Port of Leith in Edinburgh. [1] There are currently no British royal yachts, although MV Hebridean Princess and MY Leander G have both been used by the royal family .
The royal family has a long history of seafaring—the first official royal yacht was the HMY Mary (HMY stands for His or Her Majesty's Yacht), gifted to Charles II by the Dutch in 1660.
The Royal Yacht Britannia was the British royal family's private yacht from 1953 to 1997.. The ship is now a museum open to the public in Edinburgh, Scotland. The tour shows Queen Elizabeth's ...
You can pay a visit to the Royal Yacht ‘Britannia’—the one place Queen Elizabeth II could “truly relax.” Inside ‘Britannia,’ Queen Elizabeth II’s Floating Palace Skip to main content
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The ship’s wheel was taken from King Edward VII’s racing yacht, also named Britannia, according to Boat International, and the 126-meter ship could reach speeds of 22.75 knots, or a seagoing ...
In April 1995 Morrow was appointed Flag Officer, Royal Yachts and subsequently took command of the Royal Yacht Britannia. [2] He served as captain during the Handover of Hong Kong in 1997 when the yacht took the Governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, and the Prince of Wales back to the United Kingdom following the transfer of sovereignty. [3]