Queen Elizabeth II had the most beautiful smile.

My family emigrated to Australia when I was 2. I remember Mum taking us into Brisbane to see the Queen. My father, being an Irish Republican stayed at home. I did not know why until I was older. It was a different world back then. I met Q a few times when I worked at Fenwichs in Bond Street, and she loved my banter about the the first time I saw her. She even remembered my name.

Saying 'so long' to a beloved friend -- you feel the emotional pull and see the tears in the eyes of both the Queen and Prince Phillip.

What a beautiful ship and wonderful travels and diplomacy it provided. It was such a touching moment in the end to see Queen Elizabeth visably shaken with grief at the end of Britannia's service.

Loved that woman. Stead fast all her life and mine.

I'm no Royalist, but Tony Blair should've let the old lady keep her boat. It was the only place she ever had any true privacy. Just look at her face during the decommission ceremony....utter grief.

@509cougs

7 ай бұрын

Maybe echoes of the words "old lady" shock her in her grave. Be respectful or shut up.

@karenokeane6461

7 ай бұрын

@@509cougs As stated, I am not a Royalist, and she WAS, indeed, an Old Lady. Highly doubtful those words would 'shake her in her grave' given the legendary backbone she had. If anything, she would snicker and agree. LOL But my words obviously offended YOU, and for this I am sorry.

@burney7418

7 ай бұрын

I believe she would completely agree with you.@@karenokeane6461

@509cougs

7 ай бұрын

@karenokeane6461 Okay, Karen.

@kencalamar8820

5 ай бұрын

He should have "let her keep it" at a cost to the taxpayers of £11 million a year?

The white/silver, sequined dress that the late Queen Elizabeth wore at the reception on the Royal Yacht during her SilverJubilee was absolutely stunning and gorgeous !

A well done docu. As a young lad, I saw The Britannia as she toured the Great Lakes. My parents, pre-war British immigrants, made sure we saw the Royals at every chance. It seemed as if even our family vacations were planned around their tours, just to get a glimpse of them. The ship was magnificent plying the Welland Canal. I had an "up close" look, being merely feet away. I was moved by this docu, however, I had hoped for some more technical features but there are other docus. Cheers and Thanks.

Such a glorious yacht; we visited it and had dinner on the sister vessel Fingal 2 years ago and loved it so much we rented a cottage at Balmoral the next Summer ❤

We visited RYB last year and it was amazing and well-preserved. It was a wonderful experience for me and my family.

What a lady and what a queen and she will be missed so much ❤

Britania was her home ❤ I miss her 😢

@glen7318

7 ай бұрын

nonsense

I saw the Royal Yacht on two very special occasions - First in St. John's, Newfoundland while visiting my grandmother's family. My paternal grandmother Diana was born there during the British occupation. Princess Diana was so lovely in her pink outfit as she walked down the stairs of the Yacht. I was invited to the Royal Garden Party by Lady Barlow who was a close friend of my family. P. Diana was very nice, friendly and outgoing. However, P. Charles refused to shake my hand and it hasn't been forgotten. Second, I got to see the Royal Yacht in Baltimore, Maryland while she was on tour. I was very saddened and disappointed when I heard that she was decommissioned. It should have never happened! It was more about politics than the cost of upkeep. The Yacht actually helped bring more money into Britain via trade, tourism, etc.

@mamabear2277

7 ай бұрын

How very nice to have been a part of that history. Meeting Princess Diana must have been a privilege not many get. And to attend the Garden Party was lovely in itself. I wouldn’t forget Charles smug act of not shaking hands. Shame. But you were Very lucky to be part of all that not only once but twice. Good for you.🤩

Thank you for sharing. 🛟❤️🛟

Lovely tour of the ship in Scotland , in 2018 , 🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿

The Goverment decided to remove the upkeep of the Royal Yacht. Was used for official tours. HM enjoyed and had fond memories of private time along the coast to Scotland. Train journey instead. Was a mean spirited decision in my opinion to take it. Millions been spent on HS2 rail project. Not to mention the loss suffered by people when their land/property came under compulsory purchase.

@michaelmontagu3979

7 ай бұрын

It wasn't just used by the Royal Family. It was used to promote British trade and thanks to the prestige of Britannia won billions of pounds worth of overseas business. That alone paid for its running costs many times over. It was suggested that Blair scrapped it because he had never been on board.

@alanbeattie1470

7 ай бұрын

HS2 has cost something like £80B. The Crown Estate ostensibly is owned by the Monarchy but all the profits go to H.M. Treasury and Audit Department. About half is given to the Royal Family in what is now called the Sovreign Grant. Literally , the Monarchy is cheap at half the price.

@sylviaroberts8103

6 ай бұрын

@@alanbeattie1470 Exactly! Well said Alan.

@michaelmontagu3979

6 ай бұрын

@alanbeattie1470 Great comment. It's good to see someone knows what they are talking about. It's not half though. It was originally 15% but it's increased to 25% for about 10 years, to cover the cost of the Buckingham Palace renovation, so that no costs fall on the taxpayers. The King has said that he wants it back to 15% as soon as possible. He has also directed that the one billion pounds profit from wind farms on the Crown Estate should go to the Treasury.

We in South Africa were overjoyed to see Her Late Majesty and Prince Philip arrive onboard Britannia in 1995. May they both rest in piece and our fond memories of them endure forever. It should never be underestimated what prestige and economic benefit Britannia brought to the UK. I think Blair was shortsighted

@Celisar1

5 ай бұрын

I think it was a good decision. Today you can travel and represent way better than with a ship that was extraordinarily expensive in upkeep.

@kobusvanstaden3747

5 ай бұрын

@@Celisar1 the effect is just not the same though. Those visits were unique and brought Great Britain massive goodwill and trade. But yes, it's over, sadly...

@robertcharlessceats3647

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely correct.

What an amazing historical view of the Queen's reign - the change in the world in her time as Queen was unbelievable. The pain on both her and Prince Philips face as she was decommissioned showed just how much the yacht meant to them. They led gilded lives. I've been on the yacht at Leith - it's old fashioned now but what a wonderful way to travel the world!

I was lucky enough to sail on the Royal Yacht as a Marine Engineer (MEM) 1976 - 1977 25th Silver Jubilee to Australia and New Zealand, hard work but it is wonderfully memory I will take to my grave, Tony Blair didn’t really make the decision to scrap it, it suffered continuous mechanical problems, the cost of maintenance was astronomical, worth taking a look at her if you ever visit Leith in Scotland 👍👍

Que Reina tan impecable.....no habrá alguien como Ella, entregada a la Historia Monarquica...

🕊️ Royal Yacht ⛵ Britannia Beautiful Documentary🤴🏻👸🏻 Thank You!🌹

You see the grief in their face's as they say goodbye to an old friend.

Yes the interiors are definitely understated, just like the saloons on the Royal train. They are quite refreshingly spars, chintzy and cozy at the same. I think some are under the misapprehension that because you live surrounded by gilded splendour, you are in approval of it..... it wasn't the case for her late Majesty. I just watched a splendid Channel 5 documentary hosted by Rob Bell about the Britannia. It highlights Queen Elizabeth's personal influence in the choice of fabrics and furnishings for the yacht's interiors. Apparently this style remained throughout it's service.

This really isn't about the royal yacht. Should be renamed.

American here. But I loved the Queen. RIP. 😢

Bless you Your Majesty

This was a great overview of the Britannia. Thank you.

A magnificent ship. Being born & brought up in Portsmouth she was a regular sight either moored up or on her way in or out of harbour.

Anything that would publically break her late Majesty's stoic facade can be thought of nothing less than extraordinary.

❤❤❤❤

A magnificent old gel sailing the High Seas. So was H.M.Y. Britannia...

Amazing

i STILL NEED TO HEAR OUR QUEEN ELIZABETH'S VOICE,SUCH A GRACEOUS SOUL

Except for Balmoral Castle, there was no other sanctuary on this earth where Her Majesty was more at ease than her beloved royal yacht.

So very sad to see our late Queen Elizabeth struggling to control her emotions . Britannia had given her a chance at real privacy where she could enjoy her family and friends away from the cameras and journalists . I think Philip was struggling as well because he knew they would never again have tthat type of absolute privacy or adventures . They both gave the majority of their lives to their country and I think the country should have weighed that against the upkeep cost of the Britannia . How can anyone put a price on a lifetime of service to one's duty ?

An understated interior ? I am a Royalist but if that's understated then I am a hedgehog ! ❤

@gregbell3559

4 ай бұрын

The old linens were used for Princess Catherine's wedding dress

Perhaps the Royal Family could have a new Royal Yahct, the good ship Lollipop.I still think that Victoria and Albert missed an oppertunity, to call their dynasty Balmoral. Lovely Scottish name.

We're lucky to get a guided tour of the Royal Yacht Britannia when it was docked at the Port of Manila, Philippines 🇵🇭 for refueling and resupply as it was en route to Hong Kong in 1997 for the handover ceremony.

@djslybacon

5 ай бұрын

Did ye aye?

@dennis12dec

5 ай бұрын

@@djslybacon Yes, our local media nicknamed it the "Floating Buckingham Palace".

I saw this beautiful tip when I was in the Bahamas a long time ago

Britannia's interior decorations are far more of the country home, than the palace

Sad day the King George V1 died. He was not a very emotionally strong man because of his fathers badgering about his stuttering issue and being frightened by his fathers anger. Every child handles things differently so he began to settle himself by smoking too much. No one realized that cigarettes were so bad for your health eventually.So Elizabeth became Queen much earlier than the couple planned on.

@bethewalt7385

7 ай бұрын

Right, pretty sure most EVERYBODY knows all this, between movies, books, documentaries, what does any of that have to do with Britannia? And Tony Blair being an ass and decommissioning her?

@sylviaroberts8103

6 ай бұрын

@@bethewalt7385 My thoughts exactly - ( especially the Blair description)

During the last day of the decom- missioning, I thought I saw Camilla walk out the door on deck dressed in a brown outfit accompanied by an unknown man. Then, I quickly saw the late Queen go past the pole dressed in red. Where did Camilla go? Take a good look towards the end of the video.

Nice to see the Queen having a wee dance. Definite sense of humour. She might have tried that Malaysian-Chinese Kung Fu on some Prime Ministers...

Very nice, thank you! Would love to see some videos on Charles and Diana's Royal Tours.

@ninavongunten122

7 ай бұрын

I saw them on tour in Newfoundland, Canada. Princess Diana wore a beautiful 2-piece pink outfit and was very friendly. However, Prince Charles refused to shake my hand, and I will never forget it! Newfoundland was the birthplace of my paternal grandmother Diana when it was under British occupation.

The royal family had a funny way of waving expressing like there was a problem with the way regular people do maybe it was fear or not or too much practice or watching others before them greetings from Canada

😢. After watching the documentary involving staff, it became apparent that the yacht meant as much to those who worked on it,as much as the Queen. It cost too much to maintain..perhaps something could have been cut elsewhere to save it,like one of the palaces..it's sad because Britannia gave the Queen a place to relax with no press. Not many jobs would come with the pride the old staff expressed 😢. Like the Royal train, a part of history we will never experience again.

Princesse du peuple pour toujours, princesse Diana plus royale que tous les monarques. RIP notre ange 😇. Un jour, DIEU TOUT-PUISSANT révélera qui vous a tué.

@bethewalt7385

7 ай бұрын

Dodi Fayed's drunk chauffeur killed her and Dodi, it's been gone over, and over, and over with a fine tooth comb by dozens, scores of different people, Charles wouldn't have done anything or ordered it done, he wouldn't have risked not becoming King, seriously, these conspiracy theories are silly, disproven and sully her name, now if she'd been married to Andrew, that'd be another story, that fool has no integrity, is of weak character, please don't tell me you also believe the earth is flat😂😂

We saw this ship when we were in the Bahamas one time. I thought it was such a good idea cuz they could take their children with him and not risk an airplane ride. It was also great when It was able to evacuate people and showed good compassion from Great Britain to the world

That w was interesting.

"Champagne was considered too extravagant in post war Britain" as she's launching a private yacht 😂

7:50 I've Been To The Royal Yacht Britannia Boat Museum In Edinburgh In Scotland In The United Kingdom 5 Years Ago Back In June 2019 And It Was Super Awesome. Thanks Mate. PS This Famous Boat The Royal Yacht Britannia Is Named After The British Railways Standard Britannia Pacific Express Steam Locomotive Britannia Built In 1951 And It Was Now Preserved At The National Railway Museum In York In Yorkshire. X

Harry needs to watch this

It must of been heartbreaking for the Queen & PP remembering all those memories.

I saw it sailing from my flat window sailing up the Thames on its way to Scotland Took photos

The Britannia had the advantage of being a place that was not bugged, and which could not be taken by local militants if there were unrest. It had value to the Commonwealth.

It meant 'freedom' to her. One of the only places (if not the only place) where she could have complete privacy away from the press and the public. I think it's the only time I ever saw the Queen cry.

Rule, Britannia - rule the waves! Just one more sad sign of the Empire's fall.

I once seen a former employee from the Britannia comment on a similar video, referring to the yacht as a floating gin palace.

Yeah

This country needs _Princess Anne as Queene_ and as encouragement give her a Ship like this.

It should have been turned into a floating art gallery or a museum

William, Duke of Normandy, missed a trick; he could have set-up the Empire of Albion, an old Celtic name for this island that the Romans called Britannia. England, Wales and Ireland could have retained functional Royal Dynasties of their own...

I detested how the pushed her to give it up. It was one of the few places she could totally relax. I miss her 😭

@sylviaroberts8103

6 ай бұрын

Well said Julie. Very well said!

El desmantelamiento del Britannia es otra muestra más del declive de la pérdida Albión.

I am looking forward to watching.⚓️🛟⚓️

George VI was a heavy smoker and drinker. I am a year older now and without best health but still look younger. Not see 40 again but still...

🙏😥😇

Not sure how this is called on board the royal yacht, was disappointed it didn’t show hardly anything of the yacht.

Is there any way to modernize this yacht to make it more energy efficient via private financiers?

@lynndenault4212

7 ай бұрын

Too late now

@carltrotter7622

7 ай бұрын

​@@lynndenault4212not necessarily, it would be very expensive but still managable. Many older Clydebuilt ships are still sailing.

🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 Dreadful that the Labour Party stopped the Queen having the only bit of privacy which she was able to have aboard the Royal Yacht Brittania .

@djslybacon

5 ай бұрын

It was John Major and the conservatives that actually made the decision to decommission Britannia. How does it feel gammon??

I presume if they really wanted the ship, the Queen could have bought it and used it for private use.

Blair did some hateful things in his time as P.M. but that (decommissioning the Royal yacht which meant such a lot to our Queen and all the Royal family) was surely one of the most unforgivable.

@SuperHorsecrazy1

7 ай бұрын

John Major was the PM that started the process for the decommissioning of HM Britannia. Tony Blair was obligated to see it through.

@AquaFonic

7 ай бұрын

IT WAS THE CONSERVATIVES NOT LABOUR !!!! Why should she have that ?? What purpose did it serve??? Only the elite and IT COST THE TAXPAYER NOT HER

@ninavongunten122

7 ай бұрын

It was totally shameless and should not have happened.

@cannkotlarz621

7 ай бұрын

Why not, citizens should not have to pay for its costly upgrades and remodeling.

@chrismatthews2040

7 ай бұрын

​@@cannkotlarz621that argument doesn't hold water when Tony Blair spent far more money than that on the Millennium Dome, a single-use vanity project, that has struggled to find a purpose ever since the Millennium celebrations ended.

And she was Clydebuilt

Didn’t they go on a tour to South Africa and North America on the Britannia? Are the dates correct in this documentary?

Bear in mind that George VI was christened Albert, not George. Using his chosen moniker in casual conversation is incorrect.

It took Diana a few days after her marriage to realize Charles was a huge disappointment and was never going to meet her needs. How terrifying for a 20 year old.

The Press and Media followed Diana from one car to another...

Opening it up to tourism would pay for its maintenance and preserve its history.

What’s the song at 24:50?

Where is Captain Mark Phillips these days?

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Unforgivable

Were the Yemen refugees ever able to go back home to recover some of their belongings?

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Something we should never have lost but now we are no,o gear in the EU we should have another more modest version. It wasn’t just for holidays it was used for trade, going to other nations to forge partnerships… it was a working palace and part of the State..

I’m curious the reasoning for a red dress during the decommissioning. I wonder why she didn’t wear mourning colors, or something a little less “red.”

Never forgive John Major for taking this ship off the Queen. That's probably when arrogance overtook servitude for UK Ministers

They are worth billions...

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70+ years and they pulled her boat and no replacement. I wonder who caused the execution? Both are gone and left with nothing but videos.

What, no tour?

So, the rot of decommissioning this magnificant symbol began in 1994 under a Conservative govt...

I’m American so I don’t have an iron in this fire, but from what I’ve heard and read, it sounds like the royal yacht’s maintenance and upkeep expenses had surpassed any benefit of keeping her in service.

A replacement should be put on a Naval Architects drawing board, computer these days, the cost is irrelevant compared to the safety and privacy a Yacht offers. Not just to the Royal Family but to Trade and Diplomatic missions, the world is becoming ever more unstable and dangerous.

I am meloncoly about this ship as an American. I just don’t see why it had to be resigned while the queen reigned. Couldn’t the family have personally purchased this ship for thier own? Or did it belong to Britain? Surely the royal family had enough money to purchase and kept her. I guess all things come to an end. This one was a sad end.

When you look at the size of the vessel and that huge crew the expense must have been horrendous. Decommissioning it was wise and inevitable. Britannia no longer rules the waves or the world economy sadly.

Blair was a txxt. Britannia was a symbol of British Heritage, a floating palace that brought millions of pound in revenue from trade with other countries. She wasn’t just a luxury. I say bring back another Britannia to represent Britain on the world oceans

The fact that Britain, an island nation, does not have a royal yacht is really silly. And claiming that Britannia was too old is rubbish, the Danish royal yacht Dannebrog was launched in 1932 and is still going strong, and will probably celebrate 100 years in service in 8 years.

Trinidad and Tobago, By The Way...