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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 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
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 ...
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Five known examples of Britannia ' s racing flags are preserved, one presented by Philip Hunloke to the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club, in whose regattas Britannia was often a competitor between 1894 and 1935, the second at the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club at Rhu and the third at the Royal St. George Yacht Club, which held two regattas in ...
The history of the HMY Britannia and what it was like to travel as a member of the royal family on the yacht.