Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Royal Yacht Britannia was the British royal family's private yacht from 1953 to 1997. The ship is now a museum open to the ...

The ship went on over 950 state visits while in commission, welcoming high-profile guests like Frank Sinatra and four former U.S. presidents. It was decommissioned in 1997 and turned into a popular ...

Princess Diana and then-Prince Charles spent their honeymoon on board. From 1954 to 1997, Queen Elizabeth made the Royal Yacht Britannia her home away from home. The ship went on over 950 state visits ...