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- The Royal Yacht Britannia, George decided, should both be an extravagant vessel and a functional one, able to double as a hospital if times of war were to arise again. In 1953, the newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth christened the ship with a bottle of wine, as champagne was still seen as too extravagant post-war.
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Nov 12, 2022 · Officially known as HMY Britannia (Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia), the ship did indeed hold deep sentimental value to the late Queen, as captured in the fictionalized drama of The Crown. Here, we investigate why it meant so much and what happened to it.
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Nov 18, 2022 · In The Crown Season 5, we see the Queen say goodbye to her beloved yacht, the Britannia. How important was the yacht to the real life monarch? Britannia served the Queen and her family...
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Nov 13, 2022 · There is a real Royal Yacht Britannia, and, just like in the show, the young queen announced its name and christened it with a bottle of Empire wine.
Nov 15, 2022 · In ‘The Crown,’ Queen Elizabeth describes the yacht as “a floating, seagoing version of me.” Here's the story behind the 417-foot floating palace. Skip to main content
Nov 16, 2022 · To go back to the beginning, King George VI first commissioned the royal yacht that would become the Britannia in 1952. It was an exciting project, as the previous official boat had belonged to Queen Victoria, and was rarely used.
Nov 10, 2022 · The fact that the yacht was not a hand-me-down but her very first, which will go down in history with her name right on top as the first owner of the ship, made her feel deeply attached to the vessel.
Nov 28, 2022 · 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.
