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Queen ‘made you feel at home’, says chef of Royal Yacht Britannia

The former chief chef aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia has described the Queen as “someone special”, saying he will shed a tear when she is laid to rest. Jeff Hughes was chief chef on board the royal yacht for 16 years as he served in the Royal Navy....

19 Sept 2022 at 12:54

Racing

Barley has Royal Ascot ambitions

Martyn Meade is set to hand impressive Nottingham scorer Barley an entry or two at Royal Ascot after removing him from Qipco 2000 Guineas contention. The Mehmas colt got off the mark with a cosy length success over Post Impressionist in an extended ...

24 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Slice of cake from wedding of the King and Queen Consort is up for auction

A 17-year-old slice of wedding cake from the marriage of the King and Queen Consort is to be sold at auction, along with an 11-year-old slice from the wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales. The two historic dessert portions come in souvenir ...

15 Nov 2022 at 18:27

Former ‘Yotties’ unite for annual working party on Royal Yacht Britannia

Former sailors who served on the Royal Yacht Britannia have described themselves as a “band of brothers” as they arrived on the ship for their annual working party as a way to keep the bonds they built in service alive. More than 50 former ...

08 May 2023 at 16:37

Demolition works continue on part of ‘dangerously unstable’ fire-hit hotel

A Brighton hotel that was “ruined” in a major fire remains “dangerously unstable” as demolition work on part of the building continues. Fire crews were called to the Royal Albion Hotel on the East Sussex city’s seafront at about 5.30pm on ...

26 Jul 2023 at 13:52

Horse Racing

Hayley Turner hits Britannia jackpot for Harry Eustace

Hayley Turner gained a fourth Royal Ascot success after producing Docklands with a tremendous rattle up the stands rail to collar New Endeavour in the closing strides of the Britannia Handicap. The field split for the mile event with the ...

22 Jun 2023 at 18:40

Hundreds of passengers have to fly home early after cruise liner collision

Hundreds of passengers are to leave a P&O cruise ship early after it collided with another boat during severe weather in Palma de Mallorca. MV Britannia reportedly came free from its mooring during the storm and was involved in a bump ...

28 Aug 2023 at 20:46

Katherine Grainger among celebrities to attend Doddie Weir regatta

Sports stars including Olympic gold medal winner Dame Katherine Grainger and former Scotland rugby captain Rob Wainwright are set to race each other in a Doddie Weir charity rowing challenge in Edinburgh. The event comes just months ...

28 Jan 2023 at 11:48

Prince of Wales references late Queen and Duke of Edinburgh at naval college

The Prince of Wales spoke of his late grandparents meeting at a naval college as he congratulated 145 cadets at their passing out parade there. William attended this year’s Lord High Admiral’s Divisions at Britannia Royal Naval ...

14 Dec 2023 at 15:29

Pontins apologises after race discrimination against Irish Travellers

Holiday park operator Pontins has apologised after it was served a legal notice for engaging in what the human rights watchdog described as “shocking overt race discrimination” towards Irish Travellers. Breaches of the ...

15 Feb 2024 at 11:12

King enjoys tot of rum with former Royal Yacht Britannia sailors

The King joined former Royal Yacht Britannia sailors in reviving an old navy tradition – and drank a tot of rum. Charles returned to the vessel the royal family called home at its dock in Leith in Scotland and ...

03 Jul 2023 at 21:28

Putin and spending squeeze sink plans for royal yacht replacement

A £250 million scheme to create a successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia has been scrapped in response to a Whitehall spending squeeze and Vladimir Putin’s actions in Ukraine. The national flagship plan was ...

07 Nov 2022 at 18:16

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