Royal Yacht Britannia Photo's Part 1

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The Royal Yacht is magnificent yet understated. At first glance it does not seem like a Royal ship, but looking closer at the details it does have a sense of majesty. Enjoy the photos!! I hope that this post doesn't get lost, as I have but the date I visited the ship rather than today's date.

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Photos

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The Queen announced the name of the ship as she christianed the ship. It had been a closely guarded secret.

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The Royal Family.

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Even on holidays the Queen was always working.

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The special ship's paddle traditionally used to stir the Christmas Pudding on the yacht.

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The Bridge, the main control point of the yacht.

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The Bridge

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The admiral, Britannia's Captian, was ultimately responsible for the safety of the ship and the chair was for his use only.

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The deck with flags. There was no shouting allowed on board the ship, so all orders had to be given using flags or hand gestures.

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The Comander's cabin. He was the second in command.

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The high ranking officers dinning hall.

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The royal Garage which held the Rolls-Royce Phantom V, the official State car.

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These windows are higher because they look into the royal chambers and this was so that no one inadvertently looked into the room.

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This was the front deck. Because it was near the royal rooms there had to be complete silence as the crew worked nearby. They also did not wear a hat as they scrubbed the decks and such near the royal chambers. This meant that they were not oficially outfitted and the royal family was saved from contantly returning the crews salutes.

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The bell at the front of the yacht.

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It was windy but you can sort of see the flag.

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The sun lounge was one of the Queen's favorite places.

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The bamboo was bought by Prince Phillip in 1959 on a trip to Hong Kong.

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The honeymoon suite. The only room to have a double bed.