Princess Margaret, Prince Philip and Princess Anne on board HMY Britannia.

Princess Margaret would have been 93 years old today.

On 16 April 1953, the Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, launched HMY Britannia.

“Britannia had actually been conceived back in 1939, when bids were first invited to build a £900,000 replacement for the nineteenth-century Victoria and Albert. The war and post-war austerity put that on hold. However, the King’s 1947 trip to South Africa, in the battleship Vanguard, had highlighted the need for something both regal and seaworthy for royal visits to the new-look Commonwealth (the elderly Victoria and Albert was limited to short coastal hops). It was actually a Labour prime minister, Clement Attlee, who announced plans for a new royal yacht in October 1951. His defeat at the general election, just days later, meant that it was Winston Churchill who would deliver it. The plan was for a medium-sized hospital ship with a dual role as a royal yacht in peacetime. Glasgow shipbuilders John Brown & Co were told to move fast, as the ship was also supposed to be a tonic for the ailing King.

To speed things up, the design would follow existing plans for a cross-Channel ferry – but with a more elegant bow. The Duke of Edinburgh would take a very close interest in all aspects of what was codenamed Ship Number 691, including a colour scheme copied from his Dragon-class sailing boat, Bluebottle – dark blue, with a red stripe and a thin gold band. King George VI would not live to see his yacht take shape. It was the Queen who came to name Ship 691 (with a bottle of Empire wine, not champagne) at her launch on the Clyde, in April 1953. The name Britannia had been top secret until the moment the Queen announced it. The cheer was so loud that many failed to hear what she had said.”

Queen of Our Times by Robert Hardman

HMY Britannia, 1994 - Ceremony to mark the ship’s 1 millionth mile with the same engine.  3 years later, the government will ruin everyone’s good time (as it often does) and decom her.  Sir should decom that shirt, tbh.

Watched by Royal Navy officers and sailors, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh walks down the gangplank from the Royal Yacht Britannia (HMY Britannia) at Portsmouth in England on 1st April 1955. HMY Britannia has just returned from the combined Spring exercises of the Royal Navy's Home and Mediterranean fleets.

Una escolta real

El 15 de octubre de 1988 llegaba al puerto de Barcelona una inusual visita y un poco habitual visitante, se trataba del yate real HMY Britannia e iba escoltado por las fragatas HMS Achilles (F-12) de la Royal Navy y Asturias (F-74) de la Armada española. La escolta del yate real, fragatas Asturias F-74 y HMS Achilles F-12 Una vez cruzaron la bocana del puerto la flotilla se separó amarrando el…

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his wife has filled his boat with chintz. to keep it real i fuck him on the shore

A sailor exchange smiles with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on their return to the HMY Britannia following a trip to Sacramento in afternoon on Friday, March 5, 1983 in San Francisco. The royal couple leaves Saturday for a weekend at Yosemite National Park. (AP Photo)

1983 MARCH 5: Queen Elizabeth II visits Yosemite National Park during an official tour of America (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

Happy 69th birthday to Sir Timothy Laurence!

Born 1 March 1955, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy James Hamilton Laurence is a retired Royal Navy officer and husband of Anne, Princess Royal.

Laurence was commissioned a midshipman in the Royal Navy on 1 January 1973 and made an acting sub-lieutenant on 1 January 1975. He was promoted to lieutenant 10 months early, on 1 March 1977. Laurence then served briefly as the second Navigating Officer of the Royal Yacht HMY Britannia. Laurence was promoted to lieutenant commander on 1 March 1985. He attended the Royal Australian Navy Tactics Course at HMAS Watson, Sydney, in March 1986 during which he was notified of his first staff appointment as Equerry to the Queen, a post he held from 11 October 1986 until 16 September 1989. On 30 April 2007, he was promoted to vice admiral, and appointed chief executive of Defence Estates.

Laurence and Princess Anne married on 12 December 1992 in a Church of Scotland ceremony at Crathie Kirk, near Balmoral.

His Majesty King Charles was given a tour of the Royal Yacht Britannia yesterday evening (3rd July 2023).

The King appeared quite emotional and, at times lost in thought as he walked around the ship onboard which he spent a lot of time during his childhood.

However, His Majesty was definitely in good spirits when he raised a glass of rum to toast the "Yotties" who look after the ship today!

HMY Britannia retired from Royal service in 1997 and is now permanently moored in Edinburgh as a visitor attraction.

Princess Anne with her children, Zara and Peter Phillips, disembarking The Royal Ship Hmy Britannia at the start of their summer break. Anne is holding Zara's hand as they come down the stairs, on 16 August 1985.

11 December 1997 Princess Anne in Portsmouth, for the de-commissioning ceremony of HMY Britannia. © UPPA

Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence visit The Fingal amid its transformation from a lighthouse servicing ship to a floating hotel in Edinburgh. Located beside of HMY Britannia.

Courtesy of Fingal Hotel Edinburgh (2018)

On 1 January 1957, Prince Philip and the rest of the crew aboard HMY Britannia crossed the Antarctic Circle.

To commemorate this event, Prince Philip and the artist Edward Seago designed a lino-cut certificate.

I was blessed with my YouTube recommendations tonight so naturally I watched this entire doc, being really excited about #ShipPorn, Royal Navy, and Sea Duke.  #BetterThanSex #unlessitswithSir

Britannia - The Palace at Sea (1/6)

HMY Britannia, 19 September 2022

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