LV. Royal Yacht Britannia: It's great. Whilst no image may therefore be reproduced without authorisation from Maritime Prints (who in turn will often have to apply for that permission from the artist or artist’s estate) every effort will be made to accommodate requests if they are for other websites wishing to promote these images. No purpose comes nearer to my own desires, for I believe that the way in which our Commonwealth is developing represents one of the most hopeful and imaginative experiments in international affairs that the world has ever seen. I can think of no better resolve to make, nor any better day on which to make it. Of course it is sad for us to be separated on this day, and of course we look forward to the moment when we shall all again be together. I have been warned I may have Happy Birthday sung to me more than once or twice. A speech by The Queen at the Inauguration of the General Synod, 2015, A speech by The Duke of Cambridge at Jewish Care's 25th Anniversary Dinner, A speech by The Queen at Lambeth Palace, 2012, A speech by The Queen at the General Synod Inauguration, 2010, A speech by The Queen during the Papal Visit, 2010, Opening ceremony, eighth General Synod of the Church of England, 15 Nov 2005. On Christmas Day in 1956 The Duke of Edinburgh was away from home on a voyage around the Commonwealth on BRITANNIA. 1956 Vintage Press Photo by CECIL BEATON British Princess Margaret poses • $12.99. The Royal Yacht Britannia leaving Portsmouth with The Royal Family on board for their traditional cruise around the western isles of Scotland ... Edward Ford about the Suez Crisis in 1956… See all 10 Royal Yacht Britannia tickets and tours on Tripadvisor. New Year’s Day saw the Royal party transferring at the edge of the pack ice to RRS JOHN BISCOE to allow Prince Philip to visit a Falklands Islands Dependencies Survey base. At Christmas I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Christmas story. Shots fm the train as it leaves Waterloo Station w P/Anne & P/Charles O/B to join the Yacht "BRITANNIA" at S'hampton to go up North 1956. It is through this lens of history that we should view the conflicts of today, and so give us hope for tomorrow. Troops giving three cheers (natural sound). LV. In the United Kingdom we have our own particular sorrows in Northern Ireland and I want to send a special message of sympathy to all those men, women and children who have suffered and endured so much. For every poppy a life; and a reminder of the grief of loved ones left behind. That each one of us should give this power a chance to do its work is my heartfelt message to you all upon this Christmas Day. Every image on this website is protected by either Artist’s Copyright or Maritime Prints’ Publication Right. Royal standard. Queen walking up gangway with pipes blowing throughout scene. Prince Philip spoke on the radio from the Royal yacht before The Queen made her broadcast live from her study in Sandringham, Norfolk. A new official history of Britannia says the former Tory premier failed to show leadership when it came to ordering a replacement. Yet my husband's absence at this time has made me even more aware than I was before of my own good fortune in being one of a united family. Royal yacht Britannia. Now berthed in Edinburgh, you can follow in the footsteps of royalty to discover the heart and soul of this most special of Royal residences. SV. P/Charles & P/Anne arrive at Waterloo Station (to join the Yacht Britannia to go up North 1956) seen shaking hands also shot of guard signaling the train away. Moreover, many of the photographs have been made available by the MOD and Royal Archives including a number of informal photographs of the Royal Family. Oil on board signed Richard Cosby and dated 2016. Royal Marines lined up on deck. Everyone is our neighbour, no matter what race, creed or colour. oil on board signed lower right. He had been a camouflage officer during the war and had enjoyed painting with such senior soldiers as Sir Claude Auchinleck and Sir Harold Alexander: “Alex” had made Seago his personal war artist during the Italian campaign. Although the world was familiar with Dr Wilson’s beautiful watercolours of his time with Captain Scott’s DISCOVERY and TERRA NOVA expeditions, Ted Seago would probably be the first professional painter to visit the continent. The Royal Yacht then carried the Princess to Dar-es-Salaam via Aldabra Island, Assumption, the Farquar Islands and Zanzibar and here Princess Margaret disembarked to continue with her East African Tour whilst BRITANNIA sailed again for Mombasa to await the arrival of HRH Prince Philip on 16th October. The history, traditions and current life of the Chapel Royal. Your Holiness, your presence here today reminds us of our common Christian heritage, and of the Christian contribution to the encouragement of world peace. You will understand me, therefore, when I tell you that of all the voices we have heard this afternoon none has given my children and myself greater joy than that of my husband. In London, the HMS Belfast plays Prince Philip’s home for five months as he tours the far corners of the Commonwealth on the royal yacht, opening the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and visiting Papua New Guinea. One idea above all others has been the mainspring of this journey. Inside Britannia’s royal apartments, the modern world is forgotten.The Queen launched the ship in 1953 and the interiors reflect the aesthetic of the early decades of her reign. Here Prince Philip, his Secretary Lieutenant Commander Mike Parker, and Admiral Abel Smith rode in the annual Sailors Race, HRH winning by a good nose! On 9th January the Royal Yacht made the 700 mile passage to Leith Harbour, South Georgia to allow Prince Philip to visit more whalers and Sir Ernest Shackleton’s grave. Right around the world, people gather to compete under standard rules and, in most cases, in a spirit of friendly rivalry. NORTH ATLANTIC: Took part, in April, in a NATO exercise off the Portuguese coast. John Major dithered over replacing Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia amid fears of a backlash in the wake of two high-profile Royal divorces, newly declassified papers reveal. And finally to Britannia, Britain's last royal yacht, pictured here being watched by the late Queen Mother and Countess of Snowdon in 1954. Happy Christmas from us all.". And surely it is this very freedom of choice and decision which gives exceptional value to friendship in times of stress and disagreement. St. Paul reminds us that all Christians, as ambassadors for Christ, are entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation. On Christmas Day in 1956 The Duke of Edinburgh was away from home on a voyage around the Commonwealth on BRITANNIA. The British Royal Yacht `Britannia' docked in Melbourne during the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. I speak of a tolerance that is not indifference, but is rather a willingness to recognise the possibility of right in others; of a comradeship that is not just a sentimental memory of good days past, but the certainty that the tried and staunch friends of yesterday are still in truth the same people today; of a love that can rise above anger and is ready to forgive. We all know that these are not always easy, for there is no law within a family which binds its members to think, or act, or be alike. But I cannot think of any Christmas of my reign when the message of the angels has been more apt. The Royal Yacht Britannia is a five-star visitor attraction in Edinburgh. In all such differences, however, there comes a moment when, for the sake of ultimate harmony, the healing power of tolerance, comradeship and love must be allowed to play its part. LV. LV. WATERLOO STATION. One of a set of 147 35mm Kodachrome slides donated to the Museum in 1987. The images are all taken during the Olympic Games held in Melbourne in November and December, 1956. That joy and hope find their most complete fulfilment within the loving circle of a united family. Half-way through a round-the-world trip and bound for the Antarctic, he is … Christmas Day Tuesday 25th December 1956 BBCTV 11.00am A Family Service from Warwick Road Congregational Church, Coventry uniting with the Queen's Road Baptist Church 2.55pm His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh (sound only) speaking from the Royal Yacht Britannia … On the voyage back to England he will call at some of the least accessible parts of the world, those islands of the South Atlantic separated from us by immense stretches of the ocean, yet linked to us with bonds of brotherhood and trust. Nine days later BRITANNIA arrived at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and then whilst Prince Philip undertook official engagements ashore, she visited Brisbane and Sydney before arriving in the Yarra River, Melbourne on 29th November in time for Prince Philip’s re-embarkation and his opening of the XVIth Olympic Games. Feb 21, 2018 - In service from 1954---1997. A wonderful sense of occasion imbues this colourful record of the Queen's visit to Leith in 1956 in the Royal Yacht Britannia. ... BRITANNIA anchored as close as possible off the beach and was quickly involved in the rescue effort with Soviet ships. The origins of HM Yacht Britannia date back to 1938 yet it was not until 5th February 1952 that the Clydeside yard John Brown & Co Ltd was awarded the building contract. Christmas dinner and party games for all followed as BRITANNIA rolled and pitched her way southwards. 19th century. 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