When we heard that Queen Elizabeth had her own Royal Yacht, we were not surprised and yet we were! This is our VERY FIRST TIME EVER AT LOOKING AT IT! We have loads of questions in this episode & hope you will help to answer them in the comments below. We love the name, Britannia! And now we of course want to go and tour this piece of history ourselves! Let us know if you have been. Please take a second to subscribe to Ben & David's Channel below, they make excellent videos! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
On 23 June 1994, John Major's Government announced there would be no refit for HMY Britannia as the costs would be too great. After a long and successful career spanning 44 years and travelling over 1 million miles around the globe, it was announced that the last Royal Yacht was to be decommissioned.
The late Queen didn't own this along with the general misconception that the family own Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle etc, they belong to us the public, even the majority of cars are leasehold not owned by the family, Crown Jewels and many other things too long to list are not owned by the family, and they are our servants and the people who work for them are members of the household, members of the public are referred to as subjects, but they are here serving us not the other way around, which is another misconception
Britannia was retired on two counts one was shown on the video, the engines were very old and needed to be replaced and upgraded also a lot of the infrastructure was also worn out so a major refit was needed. The government decided it would be too expensive is the second count. There is no new Royal Yacht as the government could not justify the cost, the Royal Flights aircraft were also trimmed back. It was very rare for the Royals to travel on Britannia, the Yacht would deploy ahead of a visit and the Royals would usually fly out and meet it in port. Saying that short trips were made with them on board, like Caribbean island hops and port to port trips around the UK, Mediterranean and north America.
This ship was never OWNED by Queen Elizabeth II, It was a commissioned Royal Navy vessel and therefore crewed by Royal Navy personnel, while being owned and maintained by the nation through the budget for the Royal Navy. In peace time it was a floating diplomatic reception centre and in wartime it was to be used as a hospital ship. There have been 83 Royal Yachts since 1660. The main reasons for it's retirement was it's age (43 years is a lot for a ship) and the cost of refitting (a political decision). It was the second 'Royal Yacht Britannia' and (again due to cost) no replacement is being considered. During it's time in service it was also the only Royal Navy ship carrying the prefix HMY instead of HMS. There are also Royal trains, aeroplanes (English spelling) and helicopters frequently used by members of the Royal Family.
The Royal Yacht was retired because of that TURD Tony Blair (one of the worst Prime ministers ever) not wanting to support this rather Imperialist "Icon" (his view), not cost, it was only one ship in many and quite small. So please don't support the Cost Excuse.
Maybe it's just me, but I always thought it a bit odd that the money couldn't be scraped together to build a replacement Royal Yacht, but the same politicians thought it was perfectly OK to spend £20billion (up to June 2010) on involving the UK in the Invasion of Iraq and the occupation of Afghanistan, killing a lot of people in the process.
The Queens sadness was due to the fact that it was the only occasion when she and the Duke were able to choose the furnishings themselves as all the Palaces strictly speaking , belong to the State.
@@Dan.Dawson You need to pre-book, Dan, and there is a free audio guide. But be warned, there is construction work going on around it and there are dates when it will be closed to the public. I hope you make it though.
What Ben and David didn't mention is that during times of conflict, Britannia was meant to have been used as a hospital ship. However, she was not used during the Falklands war for political reasons. There are no other royal rachts in service, nor will there be due to the cost.
Well they said it could be used as a hospital ship to justify the cost in postwar austerity. If that actually could be refitted for hospital use, it would take longer than the Falklands war lasted.
You both looked surprised it was built in Scotland,one of our main industries was shipbuilding, hence the Clydebank blitz during the war, which was targeting the ship yards along the Clyde. There are still shipyards, but unfortunately have been declining
a few answers It was due for a refit in the 1990's and given the turbulent decade they went through The Government advised that they would not fit the bill. Both Prince Phillip and Queen Elizabeth II adored the yacht. It was used for most royal foreign trips in the period it was used. a famous time when it was used in 1995 for her South African visit post the first democratic election in 1994. its last trip was taken by His Majesty (as prince of Wales) in 1997 when we handed Hong Kong back to China, when he conducted the ceremony on his mother's behalf. Hope this is helpful
When my father was in the Royal Navy he did two years on her. As a family we were taken out to her for family’s day when she was anchored out off Portsmouth. It was a very very sad day when she was sold. She was only place where the Royal Family could be at peace. ❤
The Royal Yacht was used to evacuate people from Little Aden in 1986 but had to stay 12 miles off shore, outside territorial waters and 5 of its 6 motor launches were used to evacuate British and Commonwealth nationals aboard. Lieutenant Easson (Boatswain) had been awarded The Queen’s Commendation for Bravery in recognition of his hazardous work as HMY’s Beach Master during the Aden evacuation.
My Mum's friend's husband, used to service the refrigeration units on Britannia. When it was decommissioned, they were invited to bring their other half to a dinner held in the state dining room on board, to say thank you. A nice gesture from HM.
The commander of a ship, no matter what their naval rank, is the Captain. On his ship, he out ranked anybody else on board. No matter what their rank in the overall naval hierarchy.
The yacht is basically bolted to the dock. So yes, it's always in Scotland at Leith, which is Edinburgh's port. Edinburgh is on the estuary ("firth") of the River Forth, known as the Firth of Forth.
Oh, there are sooo many good reasons to visit Scotland! But you're right, it's one reason more. We were there, of course, during one of our visits to our dear friend William in Dunfermline. It's absolutely worth a visit. Love from Hannover, Germany. Klaus
@@saintklaus5770- I am British but I live in London, so Scotland is quite a trip. I need my therapeutic dose of Scotland every couple of years or so, preferably more often if possible. There is something unique about the scenery and the difference in pace of life that is good for my mental health like nowhere else.
@grahamgresty8383 _R_ ed and _R_ ight being opposites always confuses me. I like OP's suggestion, though; got to commit that one to memory. TLDR: mnemonics are hard.
@@Varksterablebecause you always pass the port to the left. The word 'posh' comes from crossing the North Atlantic. Upper class people would get to sit 'Port Out Starboard Home' to get the most sun. That's how I remember it.
So nice to have look on board the place the Queen worked and , rested the whole family loved Britannia . I think you would really enjoy the documentary length episode . The government took it away because of the cost . Flying was cheaper. Lovely to see your reaction to the beautiful Britannia, she ruled the waves
I was lucky enough to visit Britannia when the Queen visited my city of hull about 1970. My parents and I were invited on board by a member of the crew whom my dad knew. We had a tour and then went for a drink in the crews bar. It was a fantastic experience, A large crowd who had gone to see the ship wondered who we were as we came down the gang plank. I have a photograph. Somewhere of my family and I with the crew member on the yacht.
What a huge honour it must be for the young sailors and Officers to be assigned to her. I bet they were proud as punch! Only saw her from a distance as a kid in Hong Kong in 97 when she transported the Governor and Prince Charles after the Handover Ceremony to China. Sad day.
In 1956 my husband was in the RN. He was involved in a car accident along with another sailor. The other sailor was due to take up a post on the Royal Yacht. It was such an honour and he didn't want to miss the opportunity so he discharged himself from hospital early and took up his post.
There have been 83 Royal yachts over hundreds of years some very spectacular. The last Royal yacht in the video now has a tea room for visitors. It is a great museum and definitely worth visiting. Love the show!
You would've loved to see it the days it was tied up at Newcastle Quayside not long before decommissioning, the Band of the Royal Marines were on board & marched & played along the length of the Quayside, the sunset display was AMAZING, that would've been even better than seein this iconic yacht close up for you two !
Our yacht, Leander G, was stern to stern with her in Malta. Every morning the Marine Band used practice on their aftdeck, guess when we had our teabreaks? 😊 We had the Queen onboard for the whole of the Jubilee UK tour after Britannia retired. We had Prince (now King) Charles on the old boat too. Spent many happy hours propping-up the bar of Britannia.
“No *port* LEFT in the bottle” will help remind you re port and starboard sides. “Fore and Aft” = front of and back of the ship. “Bow and Stern = nose and tail of the ship.
Great episode! I was so sad when the decision was made to retire Britannia as she was such a great ambassador for the UK in every port she sailed to. I particularly remember coming one evening into Portsmouth from France. I was below deck but noticed that the ferry was listing to one side and wondered why. Going on deck I realised why. Everyone aboard was standing on the Post side watching what was going on. There was Britannia floodlit from stem to stern with brass band playing and a reception in full swing. I thought - 'Wow!' all these tourists coming to the UK are seeing this. I was so proud. No insult intended but 'Eat your heart out Air Force One'.
The Royal Flight once had several aircraft: DeHavilland Doves, DeHavilland Herons, later Hawker-Siddley Andovers, Westland helicopters, and later a BAE 146 or two. Officially part of the Royal Air Force, they were often in and out of RAF Northolt in West London. Worth looking up.
The ship was used for Royal diplomatic visits to other countries. Instead of staying in a residence of the country she visited, the Queen would retire to Britannia every night. The cost of refitting the ship was deemed too expensive by the Government, so Tony Blair decided to scrap Britannia. When the ship was officially decommissioned, Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philp attended the ceremony. It was the first time I saw Queen Elizabeth cry. Port is on the left hand side, facing the bow. When drinking port sitting at a table, the bottle is passed to the left as well. By the way, POSH stands for Port Out, Starboard Home, so first class passengers had the better view of the scenery.
My partner who was in the Royal Navy was crew on the Royal Yacht for 5 years in the 1980s, and did many tours with the Queen and other RF members on board.
Hi guys, as a merchant seaman, I can teach you the nautical terminology... The reason it is not left and right on a ship is very simple, If you were on the bridge of the ship talking via radio to someone else in the ship`you don't know what direction the guy is facing so left and right are pointless... So Port is always on the left when you are facing forward..... A easy way to remember is "There is no red port left" Red is the colour of the navigation light on the left and green on the right.. Also it was originally Larboard and Starboard but due to the early days of wireless communication they sounded the same via squeeky radio so Larboard was changed to Port... everyday is a school day....
You are wrong. Port and starboard are Scandinavian terms. they are derived from their vessels having a stearing board (starboard) on the right side of the vessel, to prevent damage to it when mooring, the left hand side was always pressented to the dock in port, ergo port side. it was in fact port and starboard long before radio was invented.
You are wrong.... I quote the maritime museam in London : In Old English, the term was ‘bæcbord’ (in modern German Backbord and French bâbord). This did not survive into medieval and later English, when ‘larboard’ was used - a term that possibly derived from ‘laddebord’, meaning ‘loading side’; the side rudder (‘steorbord’) on the right-hand side would be vulnerable to damage if it went alongside a quay, so early ships would have been loaded (‘laded’) with the left-hand side against the quay. However, from an early date, port was sometimes used in place of ‘larboard’, probably deriving from the loading port. However, it was only from the mid-19th century that the term was formalised. According to Admiral Smyth’s The Sailor’s Word Book, published in 1867, ‘the left side of the ship is called port, by Admiralty Order, in preference to larboard, as less mistakeable in sound for starboard.’ But I guess you know better than the Greenwich maritime museum... @@nigelleyland166
I have been on the Royal Yacht Britannia at the docks in Edinburgh. Loved the audio tour we did. The surprising thing was the size and style of the Queens bedroom. So small.
It wasn't her own yacht, it was owned by the state. What a beautiful vessel it was too. Designed to be quickly converted into a hospital ship, and a brilliant way to entertain foreign members of state. One wonders how many commercial deals that ship help make. Worth reading about how it went into Aden during the 1986 conflict, anchoring off the beach and her boats rescuing a total of 1,082 people of different nationalities from the conflict
I've been on it as my uncle booked it for his 60th birthday, (he's not short for a penny let's say), we got the tour, champagne reception, 5 course meal with different wine specifically selected for each course. They didn't show the ballroom upstairs where after the meal we had a ceilidh. Twas a good night.
You can remember that port = left because they both have the same number of letters. The port side is the left side when looking forwards to the front of the ship.
It is a great place to visit, within easy reach of Edinburgh city centre (bus, taxi or even walk). Thoroughly recommend it if you are ever in Edinburgh. Cost of maintenance caused it to be decommissioned as the Royal Yacht and was never replaced. It is just a (fabulous) museum piece/tourist attraction now.
Loved,loved,loved todays video!!❤ Always nice to be reminded of our beautiful Queen Elizabeth II,& just how very elegant she was. Always appreciate how much genuine love & respect you both show for her. Definitely interested to see the further video you mentioned. Looking forward to Sundays live xx
The Land Rover in the video is either a Series I or Series II, you can tell by the position of the headlights, positioned in the grill. The later Series III had the headlights positioned in the wings and was introduced in 1971.
Ì lived in Edinburgh and had the pleasure of dining at a private corporate event on the Brittania with a private tour. What struck me from a design perspective was all the innovative secure storage spaces in very tight space in the kitchens, and the general simplicity of the furnishings, lots of calm colours and chintz chairs. That said, the dining table is really beautiful.
While I was the Cook then Catering Manager at an outdoors adventure sight. I actually worked with a chap, that did actually work on the Royal Yacht. His stories, although somewhat abbreviated were great too listen too. ❤❤❤❤❤🇬🇧❤️🙏🇬🇧❤️🙏💕🇬🇧🇱🇷🇱🇷
I remember when I was about 7 and 10-years-old the Royal Yacht Britannia sailed up the Dunedin Harbour in New Zealand we got to have some time off school because the ship actually sailed past our school.
The port side of the ship is the left starboard is the right side Britannia was retired due to the expense of maintaining her. I believe that the royals use planes and the Royal train and when a road they always take the royal Car.
The Queen, loved that Yacht. I call it a boat. Cos the the only Yacht I’ve been on had two people and one of them, usually me hanging off the side 😂😂😂😂❤❤🇬🇧🇱🇷🙏❤️💕🇱🇷🇬🇧🇱🇷
I remember Port/Starboard by PORT has four letters as have LEFT. Its handy that port wine is red as are the Port travelling lights, Starboard lights are green
Port is on the Left. A good way to remember Port from Starboard, is, imagine you have 2 drinks, a Beer and a Port. If you drink the Beer, what's LEFT? The Port. So, Port is Left! :o)
Port is left. Both have four letters, another way "There's no port left in the bottle" so "port left". So that leaves Starboard for right. Bow is the (pointy end) front, Stern is rear.
@cadifan I was taught this version as it identifies the colour of the navigation lights. I was working on aircraft at the time, so made sense. Cheers 🍻
@cadifan, yes, mate, aircraft have port and starboard sides like naval vessels. And for navigation purposes, port wing lights are red and starboard lights green, same as a ships navigation lights. When flying began to kick off, it probably just made sense to use the established system rather then a new one. If you think about it air forces talk of squadrons and fleets of aircraft. Both naval terms. There are I'm sure many other similarities. Cheers
Port side is the right when looking at that screen. However it's actually the left hand side of the ship - that view you have on the screen when asking the question is looking aft (rear of the ship), so Port is to the right of that picture
PORT [Left] (easy to remember when checking a ship that is docked it is portside) STARBOARD [Right] AFT or STERN [Rear] FORE or BOW [front]🧐 the pointed bit😀.
Port = 4 letters..... Left = also four letters, Port wine is also red so for navigation lights red is the left side of the vessel, green is on the right (or starboard)
Debbie, you had me really perplexed. When mentioning the Royal train and you said “If you could go either way?” It took me a while wondering how a Yacht was going to travel on land or a train on the ocean.
Great video again. Such a beautiful ship. Imagine a world cruise on there. Been subbed to Ben and David a long time. I love them. I love their honesty about the cruises they do. I love cruising but haven’t been for a long time. I’d take their advice every time. They are a lovely couple. ❤
I believe the technical designation of Britannia was as a Non Combatant Royal Naval Vessel which meant that she could go places where warships were banned. The most famous example was in 1986 when there was an armed rebellion in Aden and the decision was taken to evacuate foreign nationals. Britannia was en route to New Zealand to pick up the Queen and was diverted to Aden. Over a period of several days she rescued over 1000 people from the beach.
The Royal Yacht was commissioned by the Royal Navy to replace the previous one which was built for I believe King George V. It served as the Queens residence whilst abroad when many state visits to countries around the world. When on long gruelling tours it gave the Queen a place to call home where she could relax after work so to speak. It was used for many years by the whole family to holiday around the coast of Scotland and it's islands allowing them to visit places that they loved. I also think that she was called up for duty during the Falklands War as a hospital ship. She was retired in 1997 when the hull started to show corrosion and her engines were beginning to cause problems and the government of the day wouldn't grant the funds for a new one plus air travel was much cheaper and faster .
My husband was a crew member (known as a yachty) when she departed Hong Kong in 1997 for her final voyage home. He was very proud of serve the late Queen and her family. He had an ‘encore’ from them once for a performance in the sods opera and socialised with several members of the royal family when they popped in to visit the crew in their respective messes.
In 1994, the government announced the yacht's retirement. It last underwent a major refit in 1987 with a further refit at an estimated cost of £17million necessary in 1996-97 but would only have prolonged her life for a further five years. In view of her age, even after the refit she would be difficult to maintain and expensive to run.
Hiya Natasha and Debbie, I've been on the royal Yacht Britannia once, when I went to Edinburgh, I hope Natasha likes and has read her Queen book, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Great place to visit, so many stories. She's docked in Leith(Edinburgh) permanently. The UK government decided 😠 she was too expensive to upgrade. QE2 openly shed a tear when she was retired. This was said to be her only residence that's was hers, as she inherited the others. This was her & Philip's, they designed everything. After that HM hired the Hebridean Princess for her holidays. She said Britannia allowed her to sneak into Northern Ireland during the troubles unnoticed, take a car and go visit her friends that served with her in WW2. Ladies there was programmes on it at the time of retirement, that has great stories from the Marines and old family films.
I had a pop-up swimming pool when I was a 7yo back in the early 80's. It had metal frame poles which slotted through a plastic material and legs, that's how it held the water. Great vids girls, keep it up. Avid watcher from the Uk.
One of the things I loved about the Queen was how un-extravigent she was when she got to choose furnishings etc. The Royal train is the same. She was the Queen, but didnt 'take the piss' 🫡 Functionality over frills, for sure.
HMY Britannia was one thing which made Britain unique around the world. As well as being a floating residence for the Royal Family, it also fulfilled a huge diplomatic role. Many state occasions were held aboard when it pulled into foreign ports where a great deal of business was conducted for Britain. Cant remember exactly, but I believe it was Reagan (may have been a different President....) who initially turned down a diplomatic invitation to a British event. Once it was discovered it was to be held onboard Britannia, the refusal was rescinded. Such was the power of Britannia. The sheer spectacle of seeing this movable, palatial embassy arriving in a foreign city, the bands playing and the flags flying, gave enormous prestige to "Brand Britain". Something which we sadly no longer have.
Officially the Royal Yacht Britannia was a hospital ship. When not in use for the Queen Britannia was on exercise as any other ship in the Royal Navy and even on one occasion took aboard hundreds of refugees from a natural disaster because she was in the area. The official reason Britannia was not used in the Falklands War was because of being such an old ship she used heavy fuel oil rather than diesel in her engines and could not be refuelled at sea. As well as on foreign visits, the Queen would cruise in Britannia around the coast of Scotland every summer. A friend with me on my tour of Britannia told me when we were in the engine room that when he was a naval officer, he had actually walked down those steps because he had once gone onto the ship on official business.
It was decommissioned when the cost of keeping it running escalated to the point of where a total refit was needed to update the slow engines, & modernise the conference rooms, security wise, & the elaborate dining hall used for official meals. Little was changed since 1954 (the year before I was dumped on my mum) But once it hit the news stands, the public got interested in on the pro’s & cons, as the government did. I think in the end, Even though Queen Elizabeth II loved Britannia, she knew it was an expensive project to undertake, at the expense of the British tax payers. (It was used for official business trips throughout the commonwealth, (as well as a few holidays) But they wouldn’t need 200+ staff & a Royal Naval platoon to escort her, & cater to their every whim, when travelling abroad on a modern plane, or on the Queens Train carriage, within the UK! So the consensus was, retire the old girl, reduce the cost of official travel, they’d also cut down costs further, by accepting the host countries generous offer to entertain her, & they could put on the lavish banquets, & put her up for the night instead! And because the monarch is there to serve her people, the tax payers & the government were pleased with the final outcome! RULE BRITANNIA, BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES… , (a link to one of our old patriotic songs.you may have heard it play on the Last Night of the Proms) Also. Our old one penny piece, used to have Queen Elizabeth’s bust (head) on the front, & the seated female, on The back of the coin, holding the long trident sceptre (if I recall correctly) with the Union Jack flag flapping in the wind as the waves held her aloft! (I’m pretty sure of the description, but I think we lost them when we swapped our £pounds, shillings & pence, to decimalisation - losing 2pence on the shilling over night confusing the lot of us. There was 12 old pence to an old shilling, then suddenly the new coin was only worth 10 pence. I think you get my drift. lol
Hi, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I love the Royal Family and have watched most the the documentories played on TV There are many showing the fun and games they had on deck with their children, it is fabulous to watch. Maybe you could find some of those. Thank you for all you do x
Port is the side next to the dock/harbour - Normally the left hand side of the boat if you are standing facing towards the bow (front of the ship) - Starboard is the side opposite, which is the side facing the sea (right hand-side). Leaving Stern (the rear of the ship). MidShips is as it sounds, the middle of the boat
The Royal Yacht was decommissioned from the Royal Navy, it was never the property of the Queen, because of the spiraling cost of upkeep on the aging ship. A replacement was considered and rejected because of the potential cost in the then and now frugal Britain. The media loved to criticise royals and politicians for travelling in private transport. Britannia is permanently moored near Edinburgh and the tour is well worth the effort. When in commission, the Yacht would go to wherever on the planet the royals/government wanted to promote the UK and the Queen or whoever would fly out and join the ship there normally. When you are looking toward the front, the port side is to your left and starboard to the right. Ben and David do some great cruise line and cruise ship reviews.
When we heard that Queen Elizabeth had her own Royal Yacht, we were not surprised and yet we were! This is our VERY FIRST TIME EVER AT LOOKING AT IT! We have loads of questions in this episode & hope you will help to answer them in the comments below. We love the name, Britannia! And now we of course want to go and tour this piece of history ourselves! Let us know if you have been. Please take a second to subscribe to Ben & David's Channel below, they make excellent videos! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
On 23 June 1994, John Major's Government announced there would be no refit for HMY Britannia as the costs would be too great. After a long and successful career spanning 44 years and travelling over 1 million miles around the globe, it was announced that the last Royal Yacht was to be decommissioned.
The late Queen didn't own this along with the general misconception that the family own Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle etc, they belong to us the public, even the majority of cars are leasehold not owned by the family, Crown Jewels and many other things too long to list are not owned by the family, and they are our servants and the people who work for them are members of the household, members of the public are referred to as subjects, but they are here serving us not the other way around, which is another misconception
Britannia was retired on two counts one was shown on the video, the engines were very old and needed to be replaced and upgraded also a lot of the infrastructure was also worn out so a major refit was needed. The government decided it would be too expensive is the second count.
There is no new Royal Yacht as the government could not justify the cost, the Royal Flights aircraft were also trimmed back.
It was very rare for the Royals to travel on Britannia, the Yacht would deploy ahead of a visit and the Royals would usually fly out and meet it in port. Saying that short trips were made with them on board, like Caribbean island hops and port to port trips around the UK, Mediterranean and north America.
You always have interesting items, love your channel.
@@sandrabutler8483 Aye. Right!
This ship was never OWNED by Queen Elizabeth II, It was a commissioned Royal Navy vessel and therefore crewed by Royal Navy personnel, while being owned and maintained by the nation through the budget for the Royal Navy. In peace time it was a floating diplomatic reception centre and in wartime it was to be used as a hospital ship.
There have been 83 Royal Yachts since 1660.
The main reasons for it's retirement was it's age (43 years is a lot for a ship) and the cost of refitting (a political decision). It was the second 'Royal Yacht Britannia' and (again due to cost) no replacement is being considered.
During it's time in service it was also the only Royal Navy ship carrying the prefix HMY instead of HMS.
There are also Royal trains, aeroplanes (English spelling) and helicopters frequently used by members of the Royal Family.
The Royal Yacht was retired because of that TURD Tony Blair (one of the worst Prime ministers ever) not wanting to support this rather Imperialist "Icon" (his view), not cost, it was only one ship in many and quite small. So please don't support the Cost Excuse.
Maybe it's just me, but I always thought it a bit odd that the money couldn't be scraped together to build a replacement Royal Yacht, but the same politicians thought it was perfectly OK to spend £20billion (up to June 2010) on involving the UK in the Invasion of Iraq and the occupation of Afghanistan, killing a lot of people in the process.
@@abarratt8869 War is an huge tax write-off. Royal yacht... not so much.
I thought they aimed for 50 years before retire
I have been on the tour a couple of times, the Queen had tears in her eyes when it was decomitioned
She sure did. It was a very sad day for her when Britannia was decommissioned.
The Queens sadness was due to the fact that it was the only occasion when she and the Duke were able to choose the furnishings themselves as all the Palaces strictly speaking , belong to the State.
Princess Anne wanted it scuttled in the ocean.
I'm planning this trip this year with the kids 🙂 do you have to follow a Guide or can you have a little look around in your own time?
@@Dan.Dawson You need to pre-book, Dan, and there is a free audio guide. But be warned, there is construction work going on around it and there are dates when it will be closed to the public. I hope you make it though.
What Ben and David didn't mention is that during times of conflict, Britannia was meant to have been used as a hospital ship. However, she was not used during the Falklands war for political reasons. There are no other royal rachts in service, nor will there be due to the cost.
Well they said it could be used as a hospital ship to justify the cost in postwar austerity. If that actually could be refitted for hospital use, it would take longer than the Falklands war lasted.
The Tories keep suggesting one. I dont think Charles is keen.
@martynnotman3467 I'd comfortably suggest most the population isn't either, plus it's to easier a target for terrorism.
What about the Yemen/South Arabia evacuation? ( oh dear. not mentioned much. It might look like we got out with blood rising round our ankles)
I believe she also used a different type of fuel to the rest of the Fleet as well, but that Maybe just a rumour.
You both looked surprised it was built in Scotland,one of our main industries was shipbuilding, hence the Clydebank blitz during the war, which was targeting the ship yards along the Clyde. There are still shipyards, but unfortunately have been declining
a few answers It was due for a refit in the 1990's and given the turbulent decade they went through The Government advised that they would not fit the bill. Both Prince Phillip and Queen Elizabeth II adored the yacht. It was used for most royal foreign trips in the period it was used. a famous time when it was used in 1995 for her South African visit post the first democratic election in 1994. its last trip was taken by His Majesty (as prince of Wales) in 1997 when we handed Hong Kong back to China, when he conducted the ceremony on his mother's behalf. Hope this is helpful
When my father was in the Royal Navy he did two years on her. As a family we were taken out to her for family’s day when she was anchored out off Portsmouth. It was a very very sad day when she was sold. She was only place where the Royal Family could be at peace. ❤
The Royal Yacht was used to evacuate people from Little Aden in 1986 but had to stay 12 miles off shore, outside territorial waters and 5 of its 6 motor launches were used to evacuate British and Commonwealth nationals aboard. Lieutenant Easson (Boatswain) had been awarded The Queen’s Commendation for Bravery in recognition of his hazardous work as HMY’s Beach Master during the Aden evacuation.
My Mum's friend's husband, used to service the refrigeration units on Britannia. When it was decommissioned, they were invited to bring their other half to a dinner held in the state dining room on board, to say thank you. A nice gesture from HM.
It is on permanent display in Edinburgh! - Another good reason to visit Scotland!
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The commander of a ship, no matter what their naval rank, is the Captain. On his ship, he out ranked anybody else on board. No matter what their rank in the overall naval hierarchy.
The yacht is basically bolted to the dock. So yes, it's always in Scotland at Leith, which is Edinburgh's port. Edinburgh is on the estuary ("firth") of the River Forth, known as the Firth of Forth.
Oh, there are sooo many good reasons to visit Scotland! But you're right, it's one reason more.
We were there, of course, during one of our visits to our dear friend William in Dunfermline. It's absolutely worth a visit.
Love from Hannover, Germany.
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@@saintklaus5770- I am British but I live in London, so Scotland is quite a trip. I need my therapeutic dose of Scotland every couple of years or so, preferably more often if possible. There is something unique about the scenery and the difference in pace of life that is good for my mental health like nowhere else.
Just remember, " There's a little 'port ' left. So as you face the front of the ship, from the deck, the port is on your left.
It's also a fortified red wine so it is lit with a red light.
@grahamgresty8383 _R_ ed and _R_ ight being opposites always confuses me.
I like OP's suggestion, though; got to commit that one to memory.
TLDR: mnemonics are hard.
"Pass the port to the left"
@@user-gu2hk8sg1p But that really doesn't work as an mnemonic. Why is that more memorable than "Pass the port to the right"?
@@Varksterablebecause you always pass the port to the left.
The word 'posh' comes from crossing the North Atlantic. Upper class people would get to sit 'Port Out Starboard Home' to get the most sun. That's how I remember it.
So nice to have look on board the place the Queen worked and , rested the whole family loved Britannia . I think you would really enjoy the documentary length episode . The government took it away because of the cost . Flying was cheaper. Lovely to see your reaction to the beautiful Britannia, she ruled the waves
Port: Left
Starboard: Right
Bow: Front
Stern: Back.
Great show as always, guys.
Big love from London, England. ❤
I was lucky enough to visit Britannia when the Queen visited my city of hull about 1970. My parents and I were invited on board by a member of the crew whom my dad knew. We had a tour and then went for a drink in the crews bar. It was a fantastic experience, A large crowd who had gone to see the ship wondered who we were as we came down the gang plank. I have a photograph. Somewhere of my family and I with the crew member on the yacht.
What a huge honour it must be for the young sailors and Officers to be assigned to her. I bet they were proud as punch! Only saw her from a distance as a kid in Hong Kong in 97 when she transported the Governor and Prince Charles after the Handover Ceremony to China. Sad day.
The crew was actually drawn from all the navies of the British Commonwealth.
Port is the left side of the ship looking from the stern
In 1956 my husband was in the RN. He was involved in a car accident along with another sailor. The other sailor was due to take up a post on the Royal Yacht. It was such an honour and he didn't want to miss the opportunity so he discharged himself from hospital early and took up his post.
My partner too , did 5 years on the Royal Yacht in the 1980s.
Built in the era of tradesmen and engineers
There have been 83 Royal yachts over hundreds of years some very spectacular. The last Royal yacht in the video now has a tea room for visitors. It is a great museum and definitely worth visiting. Love the show!
You would've loved to see it the days it was tied up at Newcastle Quayside not long before decommissioning, the Band of the Royal Marines were on board & marched & played along the length of the Quayside, the sunset display was AMAZING, that would've been even better than seein this iconic yacht close up for you two !
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Ps. a good way to remember port and starboard is that Port and Left are both 4 letter words. :-D
A few weeks at Brownies'/Cubs' playing Pirates will drum this in to you for life.
Is there any red port left?
Is an easy way to remember.
Our yacht, Leander G, was stern to stern with her in Malta. Every morning the Marine Band used practice on their aftdeck, guess when we had our teabreaks? 😊 We had the Queen onboard for the whole of the Jubilee UK tour after Britannia retired. We had Prince (now King) Charles on the old boat too. Spent many happy hours propping-up the bar of Britannia.
Royal Yacht Britannia was featured in the series called Secret Scotland
“No *port* LEFT in the bottle” will help remind you re port and starboard sides.
“Fore and Aft” = front of and back of the ship.
“Bow and Stern = nose and tail of the ship.
Went on a tour of the Royal Yacht last year, had afternoon tea on there absolutely amazing experience.Would so do it again.
Great episode! I was so sad when the decision was made to retire Britannia as she was such a great ambassador for the UK in every port she sailed to. I particularly remember coming one evening into Portsmouth from France. I was below deck but noticed that the ferry was listing to one side and wondered why. Going on deck I realised why. Everyone aboard was standing on the Post side watching what was going on. There was Britannia floodlit from stem to stern with brass band playing and a reception in full swing. I thought - 'Wow!' all these tourists coming to the UK are seeing this. I was so proud. No insult intended but 'Eat your heart out Air Force One'.
The Royal Flight once had several aircraft: DeHavilland Doves, DeHavilland Herons, later Hawker-Siddley Andovers, Westland helicopters, and later a BAE 146 or two. Officially part of the Royal Air Force, they were often in and out of RAF Northolt in West London. Worth looking up.
The ship was used for Royal diplomatic visits to other countries. Instead of staying in a residence of the country she visited, the Queen would retire to Britannia every night. The cost of refitting the ship was deemed too expensive by the Government, so Tony Blair decided to scrap Britannia. When the ship was officially decommissioned, Queen Elizabeth & Prince Philp attended the ceremony. It was the first time I saw Queen Elizabeth cry. Port is on the left hand side, facing the bow. When drinking port sitting at a table, the bottle is passed to the left as well. By the way, POSH stands for Port Out, Starboard Home, so first class passengers had the better view of the scenery.
it was on the shady side when going to/fro indiah ! ie, slightly cooler.
My partner who was in the Royal Navy was crew on the Royal Yacht for 5 years in the 1980s, and did many tours with the Queen and other RF members on board.
Hi guys, as a merchant seaman, I can teach you the nautical terminology... The reason it is not left and right on a ship is very simple, If you were on the bridge of the ship talking via radio to someone else in the ship`you don't know what direction the guy is facing so left and right are pointless... So Port is always on the left when you are facing forward..... A easy way to remember is "There is no red port left" Red is the colour of the navigation light on the left and green on the right.. Also it was originally Larboard and Starboard but due to the early days of wireless communication they sounded the same via squeeky radio so Larboard was changed to Port... everyday is a school day....
You are wrong. Port and starboard are Scandinavian terms. they are derived from their vessels having a stearing board (starboard) on the right side of the vessel, to prevent damage to it when mooring, the left hand side was always pressented to the dock in port, ergo port side. it was in fact port and starboard long before radio was invented.
How can they be scandinavian using the English language....?@@nigelleyland166
You are wrong.... I quote the maritime museam in London : In Old English, the term was ‘bæcbord’ (in modern German Backbord and French bâbord). This did not survive into medieval and later English, when ‘larboard’ was used - a term that possibly derived from ‘laddebord’, meaning ‘loading side’; the side rudder (‘steorbord’) on the right-hand side would be vulnerable to damage if it went alongside a quay, so early ships would have been loaded (‘laded’) with the left-hand side against the quay.
However, from an early date, port was sometimes used in place of ‘larboard’, probably deriving from the loading port. However, it was only from the mid-19th century that the term was formalised. According to Admiral Smyth’s The Sailor’s Word Book, published in 1867, ‘the left side of the ship is called port, by Admiralty Order, in preference to larboard, as less mistakeable in sound for starboard.’ But I guess you know better than the Greenwich maritime museum... @@nigelleyland166
Natasha, that large item in the laundry is a pressing machine, for use on sheets etc
Morning ladies good video this 1
I have been on the Royal Yacht Britannia at the docks in Edinburgh. Loved the audio tour we did. The surprising thing was the size and style of the Queens bedroom. So small.
It wasn't her own yacht, it was owned by the state.
What a beautiful vessel it was too. Designed to be quickly converted into a hospital ship, and a brilliant way to entertain foreign members of state. One wonders how many commercial deals that ship help make. Worth reading about how it went into Aden during the 1986 conflict, anchoring off the beach and her boats rescuing a total of 1,082 people of different nationalities from the conflict
I've been on it as my uncle booked it for his 60th birthday, (he's not short for a penny let's say), we got the tour, champagne reception, 5 course meal with different wine specifically selected for each course. They didn't show the ballroom upstairs where after the meal we had a ceilidh. Twas a good night.
I love Ben and David and already subscribe to their channel. Looks like I have good taste subscribing to both you and them lol😂
Me too
And me
i was taught in the raf "there is no red port left", so port is red light and on the left of the ship or aircraft.
Port left, Starboard Right. The word POSH came from the Atlantic liners, have your cabin Port Out for the sunny side & Starboard Home . 🚢
You can remember that port = left because they both have the same number of letters. The port side is the left side when looking forwards to the front of the ship.
It is a great place to visit, within easy reach of Edinburgh city centre (bus, taxi or even walk). Thoroughly recommend it if you are ever in Edinburgh. Cost of maintenance caused it to be decommissioned as the Royal Yacht and was never replaced. It is just a (fabulous) museum piece/tourist attraction now.
Port is the left side facing forward and has a red navigation light. Hence the saying 'there's no red port left in the bottle'.
Hi ladies, great video and you look like royalty. Just right for visiting the HMS Britannia 👑
Loved,loved,loved todays video!!❤ Always nice to be reminded of our beautiful Queen Elizabeth II,& just how very elegant she was.
Always appreciate how much genuine love & respect you both show for her. Definitely interested to see the further video you mentioned. Looking forward to Sundays live xx
What on Earth is beautiful about Satanists are u drunk?
It’s a wonderful tour, and has a very special feeling about the ship. Highly recommend it.
The Land Rover in the video is either a Series I or Series II, you can tell by the position of the headlights, positioned in the grill.
The later Series III had the headlights positioned in the wings and was introduced in 1971.
Ì lived in Edinburgh and had the pleasure of dining at a private corporate event on the Brittania with a private tour. What struck me from a design perspective was all the innovative secure storage spaces in very tight space in the kitchens, and the general simplicity of the furnishings, lots of calm colours and chintz chairs. That said, the dining table is really beautiful.
Good morning Natasha and Debbie. Always love and watch your shows ❤❤
Thank you 😊
While I was the Cook then Catering Manager at an outdoors adventure sight. I actually worked with a chap, that did actually work on the Royal Yacht. His stories, although somewhat abbreviated were great too listen too. ❤❤❤❤❤🇬🇧❤️🙏🇬🇧❤️🙏💕🇬🇧🇱🇷🇱🇷
I remember when I was about 7 and 10-years-old the Royal Yacht Britannia sailed up the Dunedin Harbour in New Zealand we got to have some time off school because the ship actually sailed past our school.
The port side of the ship is the left starboard is the right side Britannia was retired due to the expense of maintaining her. I believe that the royals use planes and the Royal train and when a road they always take the royal Car.
The Queen, loved that Yacht. I call it a boat. Cos the the only Yacht I’ve been on had two people and one of them, usually me hanging off the side 😂😂😂😂❤❤🇬🇧🇱🇷🙏❤️💕🇱🇷🇬🇧🇱🇷
I remember Port/Starboard by PORT has four letters as have LEFT. Its handy that port wine is red as are the Port travelling lights, Starboard lights are green
Port is on the Left. A good way to remember Port from Starboard, is, imagine you have 2 drinks, a Beer and a Port. If you drink the Beer, what's LEFT? The Port. So, Port is Left! :o)
Always pass the Port on the left. Hence the red light on the left of a ship and the green on the right❤❤❤❤
Ive been there when i was in Edinburgh. The engine room was spectacular.
Port Side is the left, Starboard is right, Bow is the front and Stern/Aft the back.
Cool I've seen a documentary about this. It's verry lyciy and big.😊
The "Yellow" band going arond the hull is 24 carat Gold leaf.
The Port side of a vessel is the Left. Easy to remember because the words have the same number of letters.
Port is left. Both have four letters, another way "There's no port left in the bottle" so "port left". So that leaves Starboard for right. Bow is the (pointy end) front, Stern is rear.
There's a little bit of Red Port Left in the bottle.
@@peterellis1307 I've only heard the "no port" version and it has less words and flows better.
@cadifan I was taught this version as it identifies the colour of the navigation lights. I was working on aircraft at the time, so made sense. Cheers 🍻
@@peterellis1307 I didn't realise aircraft used port and starboard, I thought they were just nautical terms.
@cadifan, yes, mate, aircraft have port and starboard sides like naval vessels. And for navigation purposes, port wing lights are red and starboard lights green, same as a ships navigation lights. When flying began to kick off, it probably just made sense to use the established system rather then a new one. If you think about it air forces talk of squadrons and fleets of aircraft. Both naval terms. There are I'm sure many other similarities. Cheers
Port side is the right when looking at that screen. However it's actually the left hand side of the ship - that view you have on the screen when asking the question is looking aft (rear of the ship), so Port is to the right of that picture
The Land Rover is a series one, last one made in 1957. The yacht is great, we went a few years back.
PORT [Left] (easy to remember when checking a ship that is docked it is portside) STARBOARD [Right] AFT or STERN [Rear] FORE or BOW [front]🧐 the pointed bit😀.
It’s easy to remember Port. it has 4 letters, same as LEFT. The other one is Starboard 😀(Looking towards the bow, front, of the ship)
As you're stood onboard the ship looking forward toward the front (Bow) Port is to your left, to your right would be Starboard.
Port = 4 letters..... Left = also four letters, Port wine is also red so for navigation lights red is the left side of the vessel, green is on the right (or starboard)
Debbie, you had me really perplexed. When mentioning the Royal train and you said “If you could go either way?” It took me a while wondering how a Yacht was going to travel on land or a train on the ocean.
Great video again. Such a beautiful ship. Imagine a world cruise on there.
Been subbed to Ben and David a long time. I love them. I love their honesty about the cruises they do. I love cruising but haven’t been for a long time. I’d take their advice every time. They are a lovely couple. ❤
Hi natasha an Debbie Bow is the front sten the back port left as you look towards the front an starboard is the right great video x
I’ve toured this a couple of times, enjoyable trip to check it out but not as extravagant as you’d initially expect from a royal family
I believe the technical designation of Britannia was as a Non Combatant Royal Naval Vessel which meant that she could go places where warships were banned. The most famous example was in 1986 when there was an armed rebellion in Aden and the decision was taken to evacuate foreign nationals. Britannia was en route to New Zealand to pick up the Queen and was diverted to Aden. Over a period of several days she rescued over 1000 people from the beach.
The Royal Yacht was commissioned by the Royal Navy to replace the previous one which was built for I believe King George V.
It served as the Queens residence whilst abroad when many state visits to countries around the world. When on long gruelling tours it gave the Queen a place to call home where she could relax after work so to speak.
It was used for many years by the whole family to holiday around the coast of Scotland and it's islands allowing them to visit places that they loved.
I also think that she was called up for duty during the Falklands War as a hospital ship.
She was retired in 1997 when the hull started to show corrosion and her engines were beginning to cause problems and the government of the day wouldn't grant the funds for a new one plus air travel was much cheaper and faster .
The Royal Yacht Britannia is permanently docked in Edinburgh at Ocean Terminal guys, it's a visitor attraction, it's 20 quid per adult to go on it
£20 eh? That wouldn't attract me!
My husband was a crew member (known as a yachty) when she departed Hong Kong in 1997 for her final voyage home. He was very proud of serve the late Queen and her family. He had an ‘encore’ from them once for a performance in the sods opera and socialised with several members of the royal family when they popped in to visit the crew in their respective messes.
it's crazy to know that the access to this is through a " shopping mall " in Leith-Edinburgh ! Been on it once.
Its permantly moored in Edingburgh. there is no other royal yacht.
Thanks Barry
In 1994, the government announced the yacht's retirement. It last underwent a major refit in 1987 with a further refit at an estimated cost of £17million necessary in 1996-97 but would only have prolonged her life for a further five years. In view of her age, even after the refit she would be difficult to maintain and expensive to run.
I visited the Royal Yacht a few years ago, and it was amazing.
Jealous!!
There is a bar below decks called the ‘Verge Inn’.
Hiya Natasha and Debbie, I've been on the royal Yacht Britannia once, when I went to Edinburgh, I hope Natasha likes and has read her Queen book, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Great place to visit, so many stories. She's docked in Leith(Edinburgh) permanently. The UK government decided 😠 she was too expensive to upgrade. QE2 openly shed a tear when she was retired. This was said to be her only residence that's was hers, as she inherited the others. This was her & Philip's, they designed everything. After that HM hired the Hebridean Princess for her holidays. She said Britannia allowed her to sneak into Northern Ireland during the troubles unnoticed, take a car and go visit her friends that served with her in WW2. Ladies there was programmes on it at the time of retirement, that has great stories from the Marines and old family films.
Left (4 letters) as you face the prow is Port (4 letters). Fixing the term used in relationship to the prow avoids any confusion in an emergency.
I had a pop-up swimming pool when I was a 7yo back in the early 80's. It had metal frame poles which slotted through a plastic material and legs, that's how it held the water. Great vids girls, keep it up. Avid watcher from the Uk.
yes, like a giant paddling pool, but a bit deeper !
One of the things I loved about the Queen was how un-extravigent she was when she got to choose furnishings etc. The Royal train is the same. She was the Queen, but didnt 'take the piss' 🫡 Functionality over frills, for sure.
HMY Britannia was one thing which made Britain unique around the world. As well as being a floating residence for the Royal Family, it also fulfilled a huge diplomatic role. Many state occasions were held aboard when it pulled into foreign ports where a great deal of business was conducted for Britain. Cant remember exactly, but I believe it was Reagan (may have been a different President....) who initially turned down a diplomatic invitation to a British event. Once it was discovered it was to be held onboard Britannia, the refusal was rescinded. Such was the power of Britannia. The sheer spectacle of seeing this movable, palatial embassy arriving in a foreign city, the bands playing and the flags flying, gave enormous prestige to "Brand Britain". Something which we sadly no longer have.
Officially the Royal Yacht Britannia was a hospital ship. When not in use for the Queen Britannia was on exercise as any other ship in the Royal Navy and even on one occasion took aboard hundreds of refugees from a natural disaster because she was in the area. The official reason Britannia was not used in the Falklands War was because of being such an old ship she used heavy fuel oil rather than diesel in her engines and could not be refuelled at sea. As well as on foreign visits, the Queen would cruise in Britannia around the coast of Scotland every summer. A friend with me on my tour of Britannia told me when we were in the engine room that when he was a naval officer, he had actually walked down those steps because he had once gone onto the ship on official business.
I think the voice of the Queen as she named the yacht must have been a re-recording because you could tell it was the much older Queen.
It was decommissioned when the cost of keeping it running escalated to the point of where a total refit was needed to update the slow engines, & modernise the conference rooms, security wise, & the elaborate dining hall used for official meals.
Little was changed since 1954 (the year before I was dumped on my mum) But once it hit the news stands, the public got interested in on the pro’s & cons, as the government did.
I think in the end, Even though Queen Elizabeth II loved Britannia, she knew it was an expensive project to undertake, at the expense of the British tax payers. (It was used for official business trips throughout the commonwealth, (as well as a few holidays) But they wouldn’t need 200+ staff & a Royal Naval platoon to escort her, & cater to their every whim, when travelling abroad on a modern plane, or on the Queens Train carriage, within the UK!
So the consensus was, retire the old girl, reduce the cost of official travel, they’d also cut down costs further, by accepting the host countries generous offer to entertain her, & they could put on the lavish banquets, & put her up for the night instead!
And because the monarch is there to serve her people, the tax payers & the government were pleased with the final outcome!
RULE BRITANNIA, BRITANNIA RULES THE WAVES… ,
(a link to one of our old patriotic songs.you may have heard it play on the Last Night of the Proms)
Also. Our old one penny piece, used to have Queen Elizabeth’s bust (head) on the front, & the seated female, on The back of the coin, holding the long trident sceptre (if I recall correctly) with the Union Jack flag flapping in the wind as the waves held her aloft! (I’m pretty sure of the description, but I think we lost them when we swapped our £pounds, shillings & pence, to decimalisation - losing 2pence on the shilling over night confusing the lot of us.
There was 12 old pence to an old shilling, then suddenly the new coin was only worth 10 pence. I think you get my drift. lol
That was a great video
Been in Edinburgh 12 years and haven'tgot around to this
Great video, loved the outfits, very in keeping and always love videos about Queen Elizabeth. And great to see inside
the old guy who taught me about seamanship when i joined the army was a petty officer on the HMY Britannia
Hi, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I love the Royal Family and have watched most the the documentories played on TV There are many showing the fun and games they had on deck with their children, it is fabulous to watch. Maybe you could find some of those. Thank you for all you do x
When I first started working in a restaurant, my manager was actually a cook on HMS Britannia during his naval service. His claim to fame lol
I love these two, they do lots of Cruising, fantastic couple.
Remembering that port is the left: Port has four letters, so does left.
Port is the side next to the dock/harbour - Normally the left hand side of the boat if you are standing facing towards the bow (front of the ship) - Starboard is the side opposite, which is the side facing the sea (right hand-side). Leaving Stern (the rear of the ship). MidShips is as it sounds, the middle of the boat
The Royal Yacht was decommissioned from the Royal Navy, it was never the property of the Queen, because of the spiraling cost of upkeep on the aging ship. A replacement was considered and rejected because of the potential cost in the then and now frugal Britain. The media loved to criticise royals and politicians for travelling in private transport. Britannia is permanently moored near Edinburgh and the tour is well worth the effort.
When in commission, the Yacht would go to wherever on the planet the royals/government wanted to promote the UK and the Queen or whoever would fly out and join the ship there normally.
When you are looking toward the front, the port side is to your left and starboard to the right.
Ben and David do some great cruise line and cruise ship reviews.
hi girls great video good history love to have look on the ship looks stunning what a ship
I was honoured to serve on Britannia as a steward during Princess Anne and Mark Phillip’s honeymoon voyage.
Great video ladies was nice to see inside her majesty's ship very elegant, Her reign lives on in our memories ❤️