12:31 p.m. ET, April 17, 2021
Inside the royal yacht that "was everything that Prince Philip loved"
The Royal Yacht Britannia.
CNN
The Royal Yacht Britannia was the "home away from home" for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip for more than 40 years, according to CNN's Isa Soares.
The yacht sailed more than one million miles and has gone to 700 overseas territories, Soares reported from aboard it in Edinburgh, Scotland, today.
"This was so emblematic of what Britain stood for," Soares said.
Princess Diana used to play the piano on board. Dignitaries such as Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher and former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan were also hosted on the vessel. It was also used for masses, birthday celebrations and movie screenings.
Philip adored the yacht, Soares reported, and he even had a room at Windsor Castle called the Britannia Room.
"This was everything that Prince Philip loved — his love for the seas, for the Navy and really his love for the Queen," Soares said.
A re-creation of the yacht was featured in the Netflix series "
The Crown."
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