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  1. The Crown: What Happened to the Royal Yacht Britannia?

    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 ...

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

    The yacht's final voyage abroad was to Hong Kong in 1997, when the territory was handed back to China. A few months later, the Britannia undertook a farewell tour of Britain, calling at six ...

  3. The Crown: The Real History of the Royal Yacht Britannia

    The penultimate season of The Crown starts by going back to a scene in 1953 when Queen Elizabeth II is seen launching the Royal Yacht Britannia and without a doubt, the yacht itself becomes the ...

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

    The Royal Yacht Britannia served as the official royal yacht of the British monarchy for 44 years. The Crown is diving into royal events from the '90s in season 5, and that includes the ...

  5. 'The Crown': Did the Queen Really Demand That the Public Pay ...

    Royal Yacht Club. King Charles II first kicked off the idea that a personal boat was essential to the ruling monarch in 1660, and by the time the tradition was passed on to HRH Elizabeth II in ...

  6. 'the Crown': Facts About Queen Elizabeth's Royal Yacht Britannia

    The ship has made several appearances in Netflix's "The Crown," including season five. The Royal Yacht Britannia served as the royal family's private yacht from 1953 to 1997. The Queen shed a rare ...

  7. The Crown S5 E10 Real History: Decommissioning Of Britannia And A

    The Crown. S5 E10 real history: the HMY. Britannia. 's final voyage, and a political landslide. Episode ten, 'Decommissioned', sees the defeat of prime minister John Major, and Queen Elizabeth bidding her beloved yacht, the HMY Britannia, goodbye. As this final episode rolls on, the monarchy faces questions of its place in a changing world….

  8. 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 ...

  9. What Happened To The Royal Yacht Britannia?

    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. In 1954, she set sail for the first ...

  10. When was the Royal Yacht Britannia built?

    By Jack Slater. published November 12, 2022. In the opening episode of The Crown season 5, Queen Elizabeth II (played by Imelda Staunton) is shown fighting for the survival of her beloved yacht, the Royal Yacht Britannia. Officially known as HMY Britannia (Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia), the ship did indeed hold deep sentimental value to the ...

  11. 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, ... Season 5 of The Crown featured the Britannia towards the end of her seaworthy days. The series depicts Queen Elizabeth II (played by Imelda Staunton) tries to strong-arm Prime Minister Sir John Major (Johnny Lee ...

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

    In the opening episode of The Crown 's newest season, the drama portrays Queen Elizabeth II's consternation as she slowly says goodbye to her beloved yacht, the Britannia. Rhiannon Davies considers the history of the royal vessel and the traditions of monarchs at sea…

  13. 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 ...

  14. The true story of the Royal Yacht Britannia from The Crown ...

    When civil war broke out in South Yemen in 1986, the yacht was even rerouted to help evacuate civilians. In The Crown, the yacht is presented as the queen's favourite "home," a fact that real-life biographers agree with. In his book Queen of Our Times, Robert Hardman explains, "There were few places where the Queen would be happier.".

  15. 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.".

  16. Royal Yacht Britannia set to appear in Netflix drama The Crown

    The Royal Yacht Britannia looks set to star in the fifth series of Netflix's hit royal drama The Crown after a replica of the iconic ship was spotted on the show's set in Elstree, London. Crews have recreated the top deck of the 126 metre yacht, which was pictured alongside replicas of the entrances to Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing ...

  17. Where Is The Britannia Now? The British Royal Yacht Is A ...

    The Crown Season 5 kicks off with a flashback of a young Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland for the launch of the Royal Yacht Britannia, just as both she and the vessel were about to venture into ...

  18. Take a peek inside the luxury yachts starring in Netflix's The Crown

    The Crown Season 5 begins with a young Queen Elizabeth II launching the Royal Yacht Britannia, a yacht that sailed more than one million nautical miles on 968 state visits around the world. This vessel also served as the platform for several royal honeymoons including Princess Diana and Prince Charles in August 1981.

  19. 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.

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    the Kremlin, group of buildings in the center of Moscow that serves as the official seat of the government of Russia. A centuries-old fortress with striking red brick architecture, it is one of the most recognizable government complexes in the world. Though kremlin means "citadel," and though about 30 such complexes survive across Russia ...

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