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Britannia is a preserved First World War British Mark IV Female heavy tank. It toured Canada and the United States to raise money. [ 1 ] Later renamed Liberty it is now displayed at the United States Army Ordnance Museum, Aberdeen, Maryland .
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.
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You can pay a visit to the Royal Yacht ‘Britannia’—the one place Queen Elizabeth II could “truly relax.”
In June 1959, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip (a first cousin twice removed and a first cousin once removed, respectively) visited Toronto and invited the Grand Duchess for lunch on board the royal yacht Britannia. [108] Her home was also a magnet for Romanov impostors, whom Olga and her family considered a menace. [109]
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 ...
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In 1991, the Prince and Princess of Wales toured Ontario; in Toronto, they returned to the Royal Yacht Britannia where their two sons, Princes William and Harry, awaited them. Diana caused some media controversy when she broke from established protocol by enthusiastically hugging the two boys after she ran up the gangplank to meet them. [ 154 ]