9 Surprising Facts About the Queen’s ‘Floating Palace’

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Kids had been assigned an officer generally known as a “sea daddy” to look over them whereas onboard and preserve them entertained with actions like treasure hunts and water fights.

Prince William Prince Harry Royal Yacht Britannia

Prince William, 9, and Prince Harry, 7, wave from the Royal Yacht Britannia below the watchful gaze of the vessel’s captain on October 22, 1991.


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There was a room aboard the ship known as the “Jelly Room” that existed for the sole objective of storing royal youngsters’s jellies, a gelatin dessert that Individuals may name “Jell-O.”

Prince Charles shakes hands with a Naval officer before boarding Royal Yacht Britannia for Tobruk, North Africa

Prince Charles shakes arms with a naval officer earlier than boarding the Royal Yacht Britannia for Tobruk, North Africa, in 1954.

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All of the clocks onboard the Royal Yacht Britannia are stopped at 3:01 pm, the final time the Queen stepped off the ship throughout its decommissioning ceremony in December 1997.

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Clocks on the Royal Yacht Britannia are frozen at 3:01 pm.

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The “yotties” had a each day ration of rum till the Nineteen Seventies.

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Former royal yachtsmen collect on the Royal Yacht Britannia.

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The previous royal yachtsmen reunite yearly to assist keep the ship.

Former royal yachtsmen gather on the Royal Yacht Britannia

Former royal yachtsmen collect on the Royal Yacht Britannia.

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