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  1. HMY Britannia

    Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy.She was in their service from 1954 until 1997. 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. During her 43-year career, the yacht travelled more than a million ...

  2. The Royal Yacht Britannia

    The christening of The Royal Yacht Britannia serves as a cheeky season opener to The Crown. Black-and-white Pathé News-style footage shows a soon-to-be-crowned Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy ...

  3. The History of The Royal Yacht Britannia

    Britannia was the first Royal Yacht to be built with complete ocean-going capacity and designed as a Royal residence to entertain guests around the world. When she was decommissioned in 1997, it marked the end of a long tradition of British Royal Yachts, dating back to 1660 and the reign of Charles II. There is additional information about ...

  4. The Story Behind the Royal Family's Yacht, Britannia

    It was the first royal yacht designed for ocean travel. The ship was built by John Brown & Co at the same shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland in the same location the famous ocean liners the Queen ...

  5. Royal Yacht Britannia Facts Everyone Should Know—and How to Visit

    The Britannia's Drawing Room. 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 cruising speed of 21 knots, according to Super Yacht Times. Other fun facts: The yacht could produce her own fresh ...

  6. The Royal Yacht Britannia Official Website

    Step aboard The Royal Yacht Britannia. Start your tour at our Ticket Centre on the Ground Floor of Ocean Terminal. Please pre-book your tickets to guarantee admission. Due to the upcoming construction work at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, Britannia will be closed 25 - 28 June. A great day out for all the family, explore each of the five decks ...

  7. About Former Floating Palace

    Britannia was launched from the John Brown & Company shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland, on 16 April, 1953. For over 44 years the Royal Yacht served the Royal Family, travelling more than a million nautical miles to become one of the most famous ships in the world. To Queen Elizabeth II, Britannia provided the perfect Royal residence for ...

  8. Royal Yacht Britannia History: When Did The Queen Retire The Royal

    Meeting between King Louis Philippe I and Queen Victoria aboard the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, on September 2, 1843, painted in 1845 by Francois-Auguste Biard (Photo by M. Seemuller / De Agostini Picture Library via Getty Images) While these vessels became a time-honoured tradition, they also moved with the times.

  9. Inside Royal Yacht Britannia, Queen Elizabeth's Royal Cruise Ship

    The Royal Yacht Britannia was the 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 the Queen's bedroom, state ...

  10. 10 Facts About Royal Yacht Britannia

    Watch Now 2. Britannia was the 83rd Royal Yacht. King George VI, Elizabeth II's father, had first commissioned the royal yacht that would become Britannia in 1952. The previous official boat had belonged to Queen Victoria and was rarely used. The tradition of royal yachts had been started by Charles II in 1660.

  11. HMY Britannia (Royal Cutter Yacht)

    Height. 164 ft (50 m) Draught. 15 ft (4.6 m) Sail plan. 10,328 sq ft (959.5 m 2) (1893) His Majesty's Yacht Britannia was a gaff-rigged cutter built in 1893 for RYS Commodore Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. She served both himself and his son King George V with a long racing career.

  12. A tour of Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Yacht Britannia

    Take a full tour of the Queen's yacht, Britannia. This magnificent vessel was used by Queen Elizabeth II for over 40 years to travel the world and host stat...

  13. The Royal Yacht Britannia: How The Queen created a floating home and

    One outward mark of their involvement in Britannia is the deep blue of the hull (Fig 2), which is borrowed — together with its enlivening band of gold leaf — from the Dragon Class racing yacht Bluebottle, which was a wedding gift in 1948. The main interiors of the yacht, meanwhile, were created with the assistance of Sir Hugh Casson, who ...

  14. King Charles III makes a poignant return to the Royal Yacht Britannia

    King Charles III yesterday made a poignant return to the Royal Yacht Britannia. A 'home from home' for Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh and their four children, the Royal Yacht Britannia held an important place in the lives of the Royal Family for more than four decades until it was decommissioned in 1997.

  15. What happened to the Royal Yacht Britannia mentioned in The Crown

    November 11, 2022 at 4:15 a.m. EST. The Royal Yacht Britannia enters Hong Kong harbor on its last overseas voyage in 1997. (Dan Groshong/AFP/Getty Images) LONDON — The much-hyped fifth season of ...

  16. Inside the Royal Yacht 'Britannia'

    The Royal Yacht in its current home in Edinburgh. The ship is open to the public as a museum. In a bizarre 21st-century twist, former British prime minister Boris Johnson announced plans to build a Britannia successor, a £250 million yet-to-be-named, taxpayer-funded superyacht to operate as a "floating embassy.".

  17. Best UK Attraction

    A Royal residence for over 40 years, The Royal Yacht Britannia sailed over 1,000,000 nautical miles on 968 state visits with the Royal Family where they entertained prime ministers and presidents. Now Tripadvisor's No.1 UK Attraction 2023, you can discover across five decks stories of life at sea for both the Royal Family and the 220 Royal ...

  18. The Royal Yacht Britannia, Edinburgh

    Visit this award-winning attraction, just two miles from Edinburgh's city centre at Ocean Terminal.The Royal Yacht Britannia played host to some of the world's most famous people, from Nelson Mendela to Winston Churchill, but above all was home for the British Royal Family for over 40 years. Now you can discover the heart and soul of this ...

  19. Get an inside look at Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Yacht Britannia

    Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Yacht Britannia is celebrating its 70th anniversary where it now rests in Scotland's Port of Leeth as a five-star tourist attracti...

  20. All About the Royal Yacht Britannia Featured on The Crown Season 5

    Following Queen Elizabeth's coronation on June 2, 1953, the Royal Yacht Britannia was commissioned into the Royal Navy on January 11, 1954, before sailing her first overseas port on April 22.

  21. The Kings Yacht

    HMY Britannia was the personal sailing yacht of two British kings. Built in 1893 for Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII, the Britannia would also be sailed by his son, King George V. Designed by the Scottish designer, George Lennox Watson, the yacht won 231 races and took another 129 flags over her long racing career.The Britannia followed King George V to his grave.

  22. What Happened to the Royal Yacht Britannia?

    November 15, 2022. The Queen boards the Royal Yacht Britannia. Tim Graham/Getty Images. The Crown season five begins and ends with the same plot point: The Royal Yacht Britannia. The vessel serves ...

  23. Amazing Photos Show the Inside of the Royal Yacht Britannia

    The Royal Yacht Britannia was built by the Clyde shipbuilders Messrs John Brown & Co at a cost of £2,098,000 to replace her 50-year-old predecessor, Victoria and Albert III. The vessel was named and launched by The Queen on 16 April 1953 and was commissioned on 11 January 1954. The name was The Queen's personal choice.