Royal Yacht Britannia at 65: 17 photos of Edinburgh's iconic ship
By Conor Matchett
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 15th Apr 2019, 14:59 GMT
As the Royal Yacht Britannia celebrates its 65th anniversary of its commissioning, we take a look in our archive to find pictures of the famous ship.
The Royal Yacht Britannia was used by Queen Elizabeth II from 1954 until its decommissioning in 1997. It then spent two years unused and unloved until being turned into the visitor attraction it is today at Leith docks. Over its near 45 year lifespan as a working ship, it sailed more than one million miles, equivelant to traversing the circumference of the earth every year.
The Royal Yacht Britannia is featured highly on the Lonely Planet list of top experiences in Edinburgh.
A view of the Royal Yacht Britannia on the River Clyde.
Royal Yacht Britannia on the Clyde.
Queen and Duke of Edinburgh inspect the Fleet on the Clyde, on the royal barge as it leaves the Britannia.
HMS Lions officers cheer the Britannia.
A seven year old Prince Andrew takes a great interest in the Wiggins Teape paper mill at Corpath, near Fort William when the royal family stopped off from the Royal Yacht Britannia in August 1967.
The Queen and the Royal Family on the Royal Yacht Britannia leaving Greenock for a cruise around the Western Isles.
