Prince Charles and Prince William ‘will NOT use £200m Royal Yacht Britannia for family trips’, says Palace insider – as MoD ‘threatens Boris it will scrap new Navy ship or F-35s’ if forced to foot bill Royal sources claim Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge ‘do not want’ ship Prime Minister Boris Johnson has … Read more
Prince Charles and Prince William ‘will NOT use £200m Royal Yacht Britannia for family trips’, says Palace insider – as MoD ‘threatens Boris it will scrap new Navy ship or F-35s’ if forced to foot bill Royal sources claim Prince of Wales and Duke of Cambridge ‘do not want’ ship Prime Minister Boris Johnson has … Read more
A student who was banned from Aberdeen University’s union for saying ‘Rule Britannia’ during a British army debate has now been kicked out of the politics society. Elizabeth Heverin, 19, was told she had used ‘discriminatory or racist language’ after quoting the historic anthem during an online student council meeting last month. Her comment prompted a … Read more
Student, 19, is banned from Aberdeen University’s union for two weeks after saying ‘Rule Britannia’ during a debate on the British Army Elizabeth Heverin said ‘Rule, Britannia,’ during a debate at Aberdeen University Debate was discussing presence of British Army recruiters on university campus She was banned from all student union buildings and debates for … Read more
He is one of the most successful recording artists of all time, selling more than 150million records worldwide and amassing a £200million fortune. But Ed Sheeran was served a hard dose of reality back in 2008 when the-then aspiring teenage performer was snubbed by Arlene Phillips at the auditions for teen series Britannia High. Years … Read more
How Royal divorces made John Major dither over replacing the Royal Yacht Britannia Major administration was concerned at public anger over cost of a new vessel Debate began after marriages of Prince Charles and Prince Andrew fell apart In March 1996, Sir John’s private secretary, Alex Allan, described rationale PM did not feel it was ‘the … Read more
Is this new ‘high-tech’ Britannia coin a golden opportunity as stocks slide? A new ‘high-tech’ Britannia gold coin is being launched this month Sales of earlier Britannias have more than trebled in the past six months The price of a Britannia coin is about £1,600, compared to £860 five years ago By Toby Walne for … Read more
Emotional Britons have revealed how they sang along with rousing renditions of Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia while watching the Last Night of the Proms yesterday evening. The BBC previously said the controversial British anthems would be performed without lyrics at the Royal Albert Hall in London because of their lyrics having ‘imperialist … Read more
Britannia rules the airwaves! Land of Hope and Glory and Rule Britannia are sung by a choir at the Last Night of the Proms after furious backlash over lyrics being pulled due to ‘colonial ties’ BBC made U-turn to include British anthems at Royal Albert Hall concert tonight Musicians performed live at the venue but without … Read more
We are a seafaring country, but we haven’t been able to spend much time on the water of late. Ocean cruises have been ‘paused’ on government advice and there’s not a lot of river cruising going on in Europe. However, here in the UK, the loosening of restrictions for tourist craft means boating firms can … Read more