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National flagship plans sunk by Sunak as public finances face squeeze

A £250 million scheme to create a successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia has been scrapped as part of a squeeze on government spending. The national flagship plan was sunk by Rishi Sunak’s administration as Whitehall braced for cuts in the November ...

07 Nov 2022 at 16:44

Jacob Rees-Mogg sinks Boris Johnson’s plan for a new royal yacht

Jacob Rees-Mogg has said Boris Johnson’s plans for a new royal yacht are not in the “realms of reality” as he suggested it should be scrapped. The Business Secretary described it as a “ship that has sailed”, as he said the “glorious distraction” ...

03 Oct 2022 at 19:05

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

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 after ...

28 Jan 2023 at 11:48

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 ...

19 Sept 2022 at 12:54

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 sunk by Rishi Sunak’s ...

07 Nov 2022 at 18:16

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 reminisced with ...

03 Jul 2023 at 21:28

Katherine Grainger among rowers to smash thousands of metres for Doddie charity

It was all hands on deck on a former Royal Yacht as seven teams of sports stars and athletes rowed hundreds of thousands of metres between them to raise money for Doddie Weir’s charity. Olympic gold medal winner Dame ...

28 Jan 2023 at 20:23

Records reveal how Palace tried to secure show of support for a new royal yacht

Backstairs manoeuvring by Buckingham Palace officials as ministers agonised over whether to order a replacement for the Royal Yacht Britannia is laid bare in newly released official files. By 1993 it was apparent ...

22 Jul 2025 at 00:01

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