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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,Scotland,Edinburgh,EH6,port,of,Leith,Lothian,UK,EH6 6JJ,OT,at,moor,moored,up,HM,docks,craft,marine,travel,voyage,ship,harbour,harbourside,dockyard,shopping,centre,prow,ships,Great Britain,British,royals,flags,in,boat,family,Leithers
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RE0X9N - Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia, also known as the Royal Yacht Britannia, is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in service from 1954 until 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. During her 43-year career, the yacht travelled more than a million nautical miles around the world to more than 600 ports in 135 countries. Now retired from royal service, Britannia is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland, where it is a visitor attraction with over 300,000 visits each year.
Construction
HMY Britannia was built at the shipyard of John Brown & Co. Ltd in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire. She was launched by Queen Elizabeth II on 16 April 1953, and commissioned on 11 January 1954. The ship was designed with three masts: a 133-foot (41 m) foremast, a 139-foot (42 m) mainmast, and a 118-foot (36 m) mizzenmast. The top aerial on the foremast and the top 20 feet (6.1 m) of the mainmast were hinged to allow the ship to pass under bridges.
Britannia was designed to be converted into a hospital ship in time of war, although this capability was never used. In the event of nuclear war, it was intended for the Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to take refuge aboard Britannia off the north-west coast of Scotland
Ocean Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH6 6JJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2RE0XA2 - Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia, also known as the Royal Yacht Britannia, is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in service from 1954 until 1997. She was the 83rd such vessel since King Charles II acceded to the throne in 1660, and is the second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. During her 43-year career, the yacht travelled more than a million nautical miles around the world to more than 600 ports in 135 countries. Now retired from royal service, Britannia is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland, where it is a visitor attraction with over 300,000 visits each year.
Construction
HMY Britannia was built at the shipyard of John Brown & Co. Ltd in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire. She was launched by Queen Elizabeth II on 16 April 1953, and commissioned on 11 January 1954. The ship was designed with three masts: a 133-foot (41 m) foremast, a 139-foot (42 m) mainmast, and a 118-foot (36 m) mizzenmast. The top aerial on the foremast and the top 20 feet (6.1 m) of the mainmast were hinged to allow the ship to pass under bridges.
Britannia was designed to be converted into a hospital ship in time of war, although this capability was never used. In the event of nuclear war, it was intended for the Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, to take refuge aboard Britannia off the north-west coast of Scotland
Ocean Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, UK, EH6 6JJ
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PNM3X2 - . National Lottery 20 UK millionaires guaranteed - Lets celebrate the kings coronation, 6th May 2023, signs in a Tesco store, Lincoln city centre. Photographed on 16 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is High street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK, LN1, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include 06/05/2023, 6th May 2023, sign, buy, Tesco, shop, store, Lincoln, retail, celebration, excitement, Charles, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. The retail context supports editorial themes around high streets, shopping centres, consumer behaviour, independent and chain businesses, store branding, commercial property, hospitality and the changing economics of town and city centres. Shopfronts, promotional material, prices, signage and surrounding public space can become valuable historical evidence as businesses close, rebrand, relocate or adapt to online competition and changing consumer demand. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. Its value is both descriptive and editorial, allowing the scene to illustrate news, features, local history, travel, social change and retrospective comparison.
High street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK, LN1
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Keywords: GoTonySmith,HotpixUK,@HotpixUK,06/05/2023,6th May 2023,sign,in,buy,a,Tesco,shop,Lincoln,city,centre,retail,celebration,excitement,the,Charles,boredom,ignore,ignoring,ignored,crown,royal family,royals,royalty,ordinary,people,national,let,us,growth,party,his,majesty,weekend
Description: Tony Smith image Alamy 2PNM3XE - . Lets celebrate the kings coronation, 6th May 2023, sign in a Tesco store, Lincoln city centre. Photographed on 16 April 2023, this spring image records the subject in its real-world setting and provides a contemporary visual reference for the place, activity, object or organisation shown. The recorded location is High street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK, LN1, adding precise geographical context for editorial, documentary, travel and local-history searches. Key searchable subjects associated with the scene include 06/05/2023, 6th May 2023, sign, buy, Tesco, shop, Lincoln, retail, celebration, excitement, Charles, boredom, providing natural SEO coverage without losing the specific documentary identity of the photograph. The wording and graphic design are important parts of the image, preserving contemporary language, typography, branding or campaigning material that may later disappear or change. The retail context supports editorial themes around high streets, shopping centres, consumer behaviour, independent and chain businesses, store branding, commercial property, hospitality and the changing economics of town and city centres. Shopfronts, promotional material, prices, signage and surrounding public space can become valuable historical evidence as businesses close, rebrand, relocate or adapt to online competition and changing consumer demand. Prominent wording, signage, posters, logos or other graphic material gives the photograph additional documentary value because it records how an organisation, campaign, business or place communicated with the public at that moment. Text and branding visible in a streetscape can be especially useful for editorial comparison after rebranding, closure, redevelopment or policy change. The frame provides a detailed documentary record of the subject as it appeared at the time of photography, preserving the surrounding context as well as the principal feature.
High street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK, LN1
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Description: Tony Smith image Alamy P4HWFP - A pint of traditional British cask-conditioned real ale stands on a polished pub bar beside a handpump clip for 'Harry Ever After' 4% ABV, a celebratory beer produced to mark the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The couple married on 19 May 2018 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in a globally watched royal wedding that generated huge media coverage, souvenirs, commemorative products and novelty beers across the United Kingdom. The playful pump clip combines a silhouetted bride and groom with Union Jack and Stars and Stripes imagery, highlighting the British-American nature of the marriage and making the beer a distinctive example of topical brewing, royal memorabilia, wedding branding and British pub culture. The image captures an amber pint served from a traditional real ale bar in England and also reflects the long-established custom of breweries producing special cask ales for royal occasions, jubilees, coronations, anniversaries, national celebrations and headline news events. It has renewed editorial relevance in August 2026 following Harry and Meghan's return to the UK with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet after more than six years living mainly in the United States. Their return has prompted fresh discussion about the modern monarchy, the Sussex family, Royal Family relationships, security, media scrutiny, transatlantic identity, non-working royal status, California life and possible long-term links with Britain. As a result, this 'Harry Ever After' beer image now works as a strong visual reference for stories about royal history Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, the House of Windsor, British brewing heritage, CAMRA, handpulled ale, cask beer, commemorative drinks, pub interiors, lifestyle photography and changing public perceptions of the Sussexes. It also suits searches for royal wedding beer, Harry and Meghan souvenir ale, UK pub pump clip, celebratory pint, Windsor wedding memorabilia and royal image.
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