Seventy years ago, the Britannia began its journey as the royal yacht for Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family of the United Kingdom. Over the next 44 years she’d travel more than a million ...
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Royal Yacht Britannia - Queen Elizabeth II’s floating palace

Explore Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia, a historic retreat designed by Queen Elizabeth II herself. This video takes you to ...
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The ship is now a museum open to the public in Edinburgh, Scotland. The tour shows Queen Elizabeth's bedroom, state rooms used for entertaining, and crew bunks. The Royal Yacht Britannia was the ...
The Queen once said that "Britannia is the one place where I can truly relax." The ship has made several appearances in Netflix's "The Crown," including season five. The Royal Yacht Britannia served ...
The stars of the new Downton Abbey movie, A New Era, filmed some scenes on board the Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh, UK, as the Crawleys sail to France. The Royal Yacht Britannia served its ...
The British royal family has a long history with the sea. Queen Elizabeth II’s much beloved Royal Yacht Britannia carried members of the monarchy on almost 1000 official voyages over 44 years, from ...
For 44 years, the Royal Yacht Britannia carried the queen and members of the royal family around the world. Source: Royal Yacht Britannia Built in 1953, it logged more than 1 million miles and became ...
In a hand-written note, then-taoiseach John Bruton was clearly exasperated, saying that Ireland was “the last place” Charles ...