The Royal Yacht Britannia was the British royal family's ... Philip kept a model of his first naval command, the HMS Magpie, above his desk. The telephones connecting the sitting rooms to each ...

On a recent trip to Scotland, I booked a ticket for the Royal Yacht Britannia museum ... Philip kept a model of his first naval command, the HMS Magpie, above his desk. The telephones connecting ...

The vessel will be the first national flagship since HMS Britannia was decommissioned in 1997 after 44 years' service. Crewed by the Royal Navy, it will be a ship rather than a luxury yacht and is ...

The HMS Vanguard served as King George VI’s yacht during his 1947 tour to South Africa. Relatedly, a year thereafter, Vanguard represented Great Britain in the Spithead Review for the Royal ...