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2. Inside the Royal Yacht Britannia, the royal family's ... - AOL

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   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 ...

3. Royal tours of Australia - Wikipedia

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   The first member of the Royal Family to visit Australia was Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, son of Queen Victoria, in 1867. The trip was fraught with disaster. Prince Alfred arrived on board HMS Galatea, of which he was also Captain, as part a world cruise. On 31 October 1867, he landed at South Australia and spent three weeks there.

4. The Royal Yacht Britannia Has a Fascinating History—Here's ...

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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 ...

5. HMY Britannia - Wikipedia

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   The yacht was a regular sight at Cowes Week in early August and, usually, for the remainder of the month, was home to the Queen and her family for an annual cruise around the islands off the west coast of Scotland (known as the "Western Isles Tour"). During her career as Royal Yacht, Britannia conveyed the Queen, other members of the Royal ...

6. List of royal yachts of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   The Royal Yacht Britannia, Leith, Edinburgh. Visitor attraction and evening events venue. The list of Navy vessels for December 1695 (House of Commons Journal) The £1.4-million yacht Hebridian Princess This yacht was chartered by the Queen for her 80th Birthday. Formerly the MacBrayne ferry Columba built in 1964; converted to a miniature ...

7. Inside ‘Britannia,’ Queen Elizabeth II’s Floating Palace

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   A new yacht was commissioned on February 4, 1952, in an effort to help King George VI’s health, according to the Royal Yacht Britannia museum, but the king died just two days later. The task to ...