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Now a superb visitor attraction in Edinburgh, the Royal Yacht Britannia, The Queen’s ‘floating palace’, criss-crossed the world seven times during her 43 years of service, hosted four Royal honeymoons, promoted British industry worldwide, and even provided shelter for a group of Aden refugees. In this updated Diamond Jubilee edition, compiled with the co-operation of her officers and crew, Royal biographer Brian Hoey tells the full story of Britannia from 1951 to the present day.
The only comprehensive book on the subject featuring exclusive first-hand accounts from members of the Royal Family, the Royal Household, Yacht's company, politicians, designers, shipbuilders and the preservation team. Written with the full support of the Royal Family to present a thorough history of the Yacht's career. Published to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the launch of HMY Britannia and copiously illustrated with over 250 photographs and artworks, many of which are published for the first time. A book with a broad appeal to all those interested in British and world history and the role of the Monarchy in the second half of the twentieth century.
A history of the Royal Yacht Britannia
The notable characteristic of the royal families of Europe is that they have so very little of anything remotely resembling true power. Increasingly, they tend towards the condition of pipsqueak principalities like Liechtenstein and Monaco -- fancy-dress fodder for magazines that survive by telling us things we did not need to know about people we have hardly heard of. How then have kings and queens come to exercise the mesmeric hold they have upon our imaginations? In On Royalty renowned BBC journalist Jeremy Paxman examines the role of the British monarchy in an age when divine right no longer prevails and governing powers fall to the country's elected leaders. With intelligence and humor, he scrutinizes every aspect of the monarchy and how it has related to politics, religion, the military and the law. He takes us inside Buckingham Palace and illuminates the lives of the monarchs, at once mundane, absurd and magical. What Desmond Morris did for apes, Paxman has done for these primus inter primates: the royal families. Gilded history, weird anthropology and surreal reportage of the royals up close combine in On Royalty, a brilliant investigation into how an ancient institution struggles for meaning in a modern country.