UK: ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA RECEIVES LAST VISIT FROM ROYAL FAMILY

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UK: ROYAL YACHT BRITANNIA RECEIVES LAST VISIT FROM ROYAL FAMILY

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(11 Dec 1997) English/Nat
Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia received a last visit from the British royal family on Thursday, before it is formally retired from service.
An emotional thanksgiving service attended by Queen Elizabeth II and other royal family members took place alongside the Royal Yacht, which is moored in Portsmouth's Royal Naval base.
The Royal Yacht Britannia, flying the royal standard alongside the Union Jack flag.
Members of the British royal family boarded the yacht, for a long last look at the rooms where they received foreign dignitaries around the world, and spent honeymoons and holidays for 44 years.
The royal party included the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Princess Royal and Captain Timothy Laurence, Prince Edward, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, and Princess Alexandra and Sir Angus Ogilvy.
Queen Elizabeth II was the last to disembark, flanked by her husband the Duke of Edinburgh.
A thanksgiving service followed, praising Britannia and all those who worked on her.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We are gathered together in this ancient naval dockyard of Portsmouth this afternoon to worship almighty god and to commemorate the paying off of the royal yacht Britannia, after more than 43 years of distinguished service to Her Majesty the Queen."
SUPER CAPTION: Venerable Simon Golding, Chaplain of the Fleet
More than 250 officers and seamen were lined up on Britannia's gleaming decks for the occasion.
Next week the yacht will be towed by tugs from her present to the nearby Number 3 Basin at the base.
There, after December 19th, a complement of half the yacht's company will work on board to prepare her for retirement - either on Manchester Ship Canal or in Leith, Edinburgh.
Her engines will never be fired up again - they were shut down for the last time on November 22nd.
The royal apartments on board will be sealed and kept at a constant temperature, ensuring security as well as preventing deterioration.
Buckingham Palace said final decisions had yet to be taken over royal items on board.
Although the daily cleaning regime of Britannia will no longer take place, she will be kept "ship shape" by a small crew.
And her future owners will have to convince the British government that they can maintain her dignity.
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@agaperevolution Жыл бұрын

Shameful that Tony Blair and Co took this decision . Britannia was a floating Embassy for the Country and should never have been taken from Her Majesty .

@matthewplant2603 10 ай бұрын

Also a massive waste of money. Countries have embassies anyway.

@robertlangley1664 3 ай бұрын

@@matthewplant2603so was T Blair a waste of time and wasted our money and men and women in wars that were nothing to do with us

@disneydancer8392 3 жыл бұрын

i would love to see the rest of this if anyone has it?

@NighaT1152 3 жыл бұрын

Prince Phillip you are in my heart!

@ferdyholim4218 2 жыл бұрын

Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves. Yet we haven't had a royal yacht since then.

@minitrundle Жыл бұрын

There are still talks over a new Royal Yacht. Apparently the Royal Family aren't interested (before the passing of the Queen) but Liz Trust wants it. To be honest, I wouldn't mind seeing one. I think it does well to advertise our nation to the world. Same can be said for The Red Arrows.

@Dagobert23 3 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me the Name of the last Song?

@ferdyholim4218 2 жыл бұрын

The Last Post

@CBBC435 Ай бұрын

It must have been humiliating.

@barryjacobs8524 Жыл бұрын

The Queen loved❤ Britannia but she was made to give it up, she should have said no.

@brianshepherd9927 Жыл бұрын

Why were they made to give the yacht up?

@agaperevolution Жыл бұрын

@@brianshepherd9927 Mr Blair and Co said it was “ too expensive “ Shameful decision, it was primarily a floating Embassy on behalf of the Country and should never have been taken from Her Majesty .

@AtillatheFun Жыл бұрын

@@agaperevolution King Charles was with Blair. Riding in a boat is inefficient and costly.

@robertlangley1664 3 ай бұрын

But Blair wanted to go to war with his friend bush I wonder how much that cost in lives and money 💰

@reubenreviews3913 4 жыл бұрын

its the least the queen should rightfully have

@johnlezy8603 3 жыл бұрын

They should have replaced the ship.

@williamphillips6049 Жыл бұрын

I read that Charley wants to get a new yacht . . Are the British looking forward to that?

@richardc8795 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@krishkrish8213 Жыл бұрын

Where did u you hear that.

@williamphillips6049 Жыл бұрын

@@krishkrish8213 Somewhere on the internet about a month after Elizabeth II's death.

@krishkrish8213 Жыл бұрын

@William Phillips Do have an official source, or is it hearsay. What I think you are talking about was that the government wanted to build a yacht for itself during the Boris Jhonsons time in office.

@SymphonyBrahms Жыл бұрын

How sad. The billionaires lost their yacht. This is 2023. There are jet planes. They don't need a freaking yacht.

@rockyfanatic6846 4 жыл бұрын

Will she get scraped

@aaronmurphy5262 4 жыл бұрын

Rocky Fanatic 68 nah mate it’s a tourist attraction now you can pay and go inside and get a tour and shit

@rockyfanatic6846 4 жыл бұрын

Aaron Murphy she is a beautiful boat she should operate again

@KIA-MIA-POW 3 жыл бұрын

@@rockyfanatic6846 uneconomical as HMY burns fuel oil and was the only RN vessel doing so. All others burn either diesel or kerosene.

@tommarshall1660 3 жыл бұрын

She is up in Scotland now. Berthed in Leith in Edinburgh and well looked after. We respect the Royal Family up here and all the "Yaughtys" that sailed in her.

@tee2899 3 жыл бұрын

@@tommarshall1660 yotties

@user-yo4zt5su3b 4 жыл бұрын

God and royalty should not be spoken in the same sentence.

@yorkshirecheese5914 3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean, the sovereign is anointed by the archbishop inside the church. What do you think about David and the others?

@vincentvargas6224 5 жыл бұрын

All that to retire a boat. Wonder how much the new one cost taxpayers?

@benwusten5179 5 жыл бұрын

you are aware that the queen is also a Taxpayer?

@andrewjones2222 5 жыл бұрын

Vincent Vargas, I don’t think there is a new one.

@sazzieb1 4 жыл бұрын

There isn't a new one & the Queen is a tax payer - duh

@danielleporter1829 3 жыл бұрын

There wasn't a new yacht ⛵. A few years after Brittania was decommissioned, the Queen cut back her travels and other members of the Royal Family gradually picked up some of her duties

@williamwilson5577 3 жыл бұрын

@@benwusten5179 Ofshore accounts.

@alexandradane3672 Жыл бұрын

Another example of how The Queen failed Britannia - no point snivelling about it . She only lost a yacht , thanks to her potty ideas ,we lost everything .

@matthewvwuk Жыл бұрын

Frankly you are talking a load of tosh! How dare you slate our dear late Queen! The royal yacht Britannia was given to her by her late father, King George VI to be precise & you obviously are a staunch Republican at heard with no time for our Monarchy & frankly we have no time for you on here!

@alexandradane3672 Жыл бұрын

@@matthewvwuk Perhaps you might care to check your facts . The RY Britannia , named after her Great Grandfather’s racing yacht, was not given to the Queen by her father the king .. She was built at the Nation’s expense on the Clyde and was not commissioned until 1954 . I was referring to good ole “Britannia” once a decent country , as in Blighty . As for assuming that I am a Republican ? On the contrary , I am a devoted Monarchist , one deeply disappointed in the House of Windsor since the death of the late and splendid King. Furthermore , I suggest that the only unwanted people here , are those whom arrogantly presume to assume and do precisely that without the requisite knowledge or information .

@johnblythe5731 4 жыл бұрын

she could have paid for the reffir herself after all she is worth 18 billion how much more taxpayers money does she need

@sazzieb1 4 жыл бұрын

Well she could always keep 100% of the Crown Estate revenue instead of voluntarily giving it up & being given back just 25% in the form of the Sovereign Grant on which she pays income tax🤔

@Thepateisgreat 3 жыл бұрын

It’s her assets that are worth 18 billion. Crown Jewels? Properties?? That are priceless bc they will never be sold so long as the monarchy exists. Doesn’t quite work like that.

@williamwilson5577 3 жыл бұрын

@@sazzieb1 Only after hundreds of years of accumulated wealth. A recent act on the part of the monarchy. Her advisor's are not stupid. There was and is a growing resentment particularly amongst the young of a the firm. It is self perpetuating and has many layers.

@crystalynnbearr 4 жыл бұрын

Queenie didn’t cry at Diana’s funeral, she smiled! People say oh, it’s because she’s the Queen, she was trained not to show any sort of emotion! Then she cries over a boat 🙄 okaaaay

@reaganm8036 4 жыл бұрын

Crystal Gayle didn’t she spend her childhood on that boat though? I’d be sad to honestly but I get what you mean about Diana’s funeral.

@sazzieb1 4 жыл бұрын

The Boat was freedom - no press, no intrusion. Their happiest times in their lives were spent there. Would you cry for an ex- daughter in law who'd slagged off your family in public? Nah course not.

@misslovejoy1665 3 жыл бұрын

She didn't cry over the boat, she cried over the happy memories with her family that were spent there.

@williamwilson5577 3 жыл бұрын

@@sazzieb1 The family have many residences to retire to countrywide for space and privicy. A floating Palace payed for by the tax payer, manned by the Royal Navy (who are obliged to stand with backs to the bulkhead and eyes to their front, in the presence of royalty) refits, fuel. I have no problem with a Royal yacht provided one of the richest family's in the works finance and man it. RN sailors are not bell boys with tins of brasso.

@Pliam961 2 жыл бұрын

@@williamwilson5577 No, but what you failed to realize, for all intents and purposes, legally, those RN sailors are hers to do with as she pleases. All service personnel swear an oath of allegiance to her, personally. My Dad was a servicemen and I asked him if the government and the crown issued conflicting orders, his answer was that legally, he would be bound by oath to follow the Queen's orders. It is Her Majesty's Government, it is Her Majesty's Armed Forces, first and foremost. As to taxes, remember, taxes are also collected in her name, which based on this constitutional arrangement would technically make the tax money hers.