Weekly Snaps

21 February 2025

Photography has always played an important role on Britannia. While she was in service, there was always a 'Yottie' appointed, nicknamed 'Snaps', to take photographs of life aboard the Royal Yacht.

In keeping with this tradition, we now have our own Photographer in Residence, Ruth McQuiggan, who has been capturing our very own Weekly 'Snaps' - a collection of snapshots of life around the ship today.

Previous Weeks 2025

Mar

7 March 2025 14 March 2025

Feb

7 February 2025 14 February 2025 21 February 2025 28 February 2025

Jan

3 January 2025 10 January 2025 17 January 2025 24 January 2025 31 January 2025

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Dec

6 December 2024 13 December 2024 20 December 2024

Nov

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Oct

4 October 2024 11 October 2024 18 October 2024 25 October 2024

Sept

6 September 2024 13 September 2024 20 September 2024 27 September 2024

Aug

2 August 2024 9 August 2024 16 August 2024 23 August 2024 30 August 2024

Jul

5 July 2024 12 July 2024 19 July 2024 26 July 2024

Jun

7 June 2024 14 June 2024 21 June 2024 28 June 2024

May

3 May 2024 10 May 2024 17 May 2024 Yotties' Week 17 May 2024 24 May 2024 31 May 2024

Apr

5 April 2024 12 April 2024 19 April 2024 26 April 2024

Mar

1 March 2024 8 March 2024 15 March 2024 22 March 2024 29 March 2024

Feb

2 February 2024 9 February 2024 16 February 2024 23 February 2024

Jan

5 January 2024 12 January 2024 19 January 2024 26 January 2024

Previous Weeks 2023

Dec

1 December 2023 8 December 2023 15 December 2023 22 December 2023 29 December 2023

Nov

3 November 2023 10 November 2023 17 November 2023 24 November 2023

Oct

6 October 2023 13 October 2023 18 October 2023 27 October 2023

Sept

1 September 2023 8 September 2023 15 September 2023 22 September 2023 29 September 2023

Aug

4 August 2023 11 August 2023 18 August 2023 25 August 2023

Jul

6 July 2023 HM The King aboard Britannia 14 July 2023 21 July 2023 28 July 2023

Jun

2 June 2023 9 June 2023 16 June 2023 23 June 2023 30 June 2023

May

5 May 2023 12 May 2023 19 May 2023 26 May 2023

Apr

7 April 2023 14 April 2023 21 April 2023 28 April 2023

Mar

3 March 2023 10 March 2023 17 March 2023 24 March 2023 31 March 2023

Feb

3 February 2023 Doddie Aid Regatta 3 February 2023 10 February 2023 17 February 2023 24 February 2023

Jan

6 January 2023 13 January 2023 20 January 2023 27 January 2023

Previous Weeks 2022

Dec

2 December 2022 9 December 2022 16 December 2022 23 December 2022

Nov

4 November 2022 11 November 2022 18 November 2022 25 November 2022

Oct

7 October 2022 14 October 2022 21 October 2022 28 October 2022

Sept

2 September 2022 23 September 2022 30 September 2022

Aug

5 August 12 August 19 August 26 August

Jul

1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29 July

Jun

3 June 10 June 17 June 24 June

May

6 May 13 May 20 May 27 May

Apr

15 April 22 April 29 April
A group of 6 people are sitting on the seats in the Petty Officer's Mess.

A group of visitors take a seat in the Petty Officers' Mess. An invitation to drink here was a highly sought after invitation during Royal service.

A visitor assistant wearing a red jacket is taking a photo of two visitors at Britannia's Bell.

Tim, Visitor Assistant, snaps a photo for visitors by The Royal Yacht Britannia's bell. The only place where the Royal Yacht's name appears on board.

A Housekeeper wearing a red fleece is wiping down a stand that has a tv on top of it.

Housekeeper, Aiga, ensuring that the Crew's Quarters are spick and span.

A Facilities Officer polishing the glass of a door.

Facilities Officer, Mark, polishing the doors to the Sun Lounge, Queen Elizabeth II's favourite room aboard.

A bowl of butternut squash soup and a bowl of potato wedges.

Butternut squash and thyme soup was the daily special on the menu in the Royal Deck Tearoom this week.

A close up of hands placing salad leaves on a plate of sandwiches.

Demi-Chef de Partie, Wioleta, adding the finishing touches to a sandwich in the Galley.

A table in the Tearoom set with a tea pot, milk jug, menu and vase with a flower in it. There is a view of the waterfront out of the window behind the table.

Relax and enjoy the waterfront views in the Tearoom during your tour of the Royal Yacht.

A tray with a hot chocolate and hot toddy waiting to be served.

Drinks are ready to be served.

A corgi plush toy sitting on a bed in Britannia's sick bay.

Our Cuddly Corgi Treasure Hunt is fun for all ages. How many did you spot?

Petty Officer's bunk beds.

A look inside where the Petty Officers slept.

A bottle of Navy rum with a brass cup next to it.

The original Navy Rum was served on board warships for over 350 years. Purchase from the Gift Shop and online.

A Captain's Bell. It is silver in colour with a brown wooden handle.

Gift a Captain's bell for a fun desk ornament.

A maintenance team member holding a drill and drilling into a piece of wood.

Mark creating a new workbench.

A closer look at a Maintenance team member drilling into a piece of wood with a drill.

Another look.

A man wearing a blue jacket, hat and red gloves holding a paintbrush, varnishing wooden handrails.

Nigel varnishing upper deck handrails.

A Maintenance team member holding a paintbrush, varnishing handrails.

Rab varnishing handrails too.

A Maintenance team member wearing a blue jacket sanding wooden handrails.

Sean sanding handrails.

A close up oh hands holding a pot of varnish and a paintbrush to varninsh wooden steps for the Fast Motor Launch.

Sean applying stain to one of the FML's steps.

In Fingal Hotel's Lighthouse Restaurant & Bar, a table is set for breakfast. There is a tray with small pots of honey and jam, and a vase wit a large pink flower in it.

The elegant Lighthouse Restaurant provides a hearty breakfast for guests.

A detailed look at a stitched compass in one of Fingal Hotel's bedrooms.

Nautical details are around every corner aboard the former Northern Lighthouse Board tender.

The entrance to Fingal Hotel, it is lightly snowing.

A snowy day at Fingal Hotel.

A Chef holds a blowtorch over a bowl of porridge, heating up the whisky sugar on top.

Whisky sugar is added to a warming bowl of porridge for breakfast.