The Royal Yacht Britannia

This guide to the Royal Yacht Britannia in Edinburgh opens with Queen Elizabeth II on this deck in December 1997, wiping away one of the only public tears of her reign as the ship was decommissioned. It traces Britannia's 44 years of royal service, more than a million nautical miles and six hundred ports, and the honeymoon cabin on the Shelter Deck where four newly married royal couples stayed. Listen for why this ship mattered to the family more than almost any palace.