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Famously described by the Queen as “the one place I can truly relax,” the Royal Yacht Britannia was a home away from home for the royals from her maiden voyage in 1954 until she was decommissioned in ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh has revealed its plans to open a new world-class visitor centre and retail experience to elevate their visitor journey from spring 2025. Computer-generated ...

It was said that when Queen Elizabeth II's royal yacht, the Britannia, was decommissioned in 1997, she cried. It was a remarkable and rare show of emotion from the legendarily stoic queen, giving the ...

We made the hour trip from Glasgow to the Scottish capital city of Edinburg, where we had a full day of activities planned. After meeting our Edinburgh guide Ann, it was off to tour the Royal Yacht ...

LONDON-- The U.K. may be sailing into an uncertain future outside the European Union, but if campaigners have their way, Britannia will rule the waves again. A Conservative lawmaker and the Daily ...

After Prince Philip’s death last week, several British MPs and cabinet ministers are calling for a new royal yacht. The former Royal Yacht Britannia, which transported Prince Philip and Queen ...