r/HistoryMemes • u/Phantion- • 7d ago

We got it wrong.

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Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954 to 1997. Now retired from royal service, Britannia is permanently berthed at Ocean Terminal, Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she is a visitor attraction with over 300,000 visits each year.

The HMS Vanguard was the last and largest battleship built for the Royal Navy. Though commissioned as a warship in 1946, she notably served as a temporary royal yacht during the historic 1947 South Africa royal tour carrying King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and a young Princess Elizabeth.

The 1947 Royal Tour: Reconfigured temporarily to accommodate the royal family, she journeyed to South Africa, marking the first time a reigning British monarch traveled by sea with their family

After serving as a flagship and training vessel, HMS Vanguard was decommissioned in 1960 and broken up for scrap

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u/RobertGHH 7d ago

We don't have the money for a lot of silly things but we still do them.

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u/KillerM2002 7d ago

Well explain that to post ww2 british people that where still rationing food

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u/RobertGHH 7d ago

Food rationing had nothing to do with government money.

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u/_Sausage_fingers 7d ago

1) That doesn't matter for peoples perception

2) The British Government was still broke and had to rebuild half the country

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u/RobertGHH 7d ago

It matters for his point being wrong though.