Work book containing 276 photographs of HMY Britannia travelling to Africa with HM Queen Elizabeth II (b. 1926); HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021); Mary, The Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) visiting Libya during February and March; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900-2002) visiting the Scilly Isles on the 25-27th April. Photographs include HM The Queen arriving at Monrovia, meeting the President, William Tubman (1895-1971) and travelling in a car to the Town Hall; HMY Britannia entering Freetown; photographs of natives; HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh disembarking Britannia, inspecting troops, meeting the Mayor and President, HM The Queen receiving a bouquet, walking past Britannia, photographs of the Cotton Tree and native dancing, Government House and HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh embarking onto Britannia. HMY Britannia arriving at Batherst and Dakar, photographs of the Royal Brow; group photographs of R.M. Band and Royal Yacht “Surbar”; stirring the Christmas Pudding; music concert onboard; Admiral Sir Peter Dawney’s departure and a portrait of Admiral Sir Dawney (active 1958-1962). The Princess Royal arriving at Portsmouth and embarking onto Britannia and sails to Gibraltar; escort by HMS Falcon off Malta; Princess Royal steps ashore at Famagusta; photographs of the Vice President of Cyprus and his wife; President of Cyprus Makarios III (1913-77); The British High Commissioner for Cyprus, William Arthur Weir Clark. The Princess Royal returning to the yacht by the Royal Barge at Limassol and then stepping ashore at Tobruk, meeting the Crown Prince of Libya, Hasan as-Senussi (1928-92) who came onboard Britannia and left on the Royal Barge; Dr Ali Sahli, Head of the Royal Diwan speaking with Rear Admiral Joseph Henley (active 1962-65); Princess Royal in military uniform travelling by car in Tripoli; group photographs of Princess Royal with Household and Officers and a photograph of the Princess Royal leaving the yacht at Portsmouth. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother arriving in the Scilly Isles, meeting the Lifeboat Crew and their families and the Mayor of Scilly Isles; Britannia travelling en route to Portsmouth via the Needles and the Queen Mother leaving the yacht at Spithead by the Royal Barge. HM The Queen embarking at Fowley on the 25th July and going ashore at Plymouth and travelling towards Dartmouth; group photograph of the Mayor and guests at Dartmouth on the 27-30th July; Britannia at Portsmouth Harbour first time dressed with Jack at the main; HRH The Duke of Edinburgh going ashore in Albatross and sailing; Britannia at Cowes on the 6th August; leaving Portsmouth for Australia; Ships Company Concert at sea; colour at Ponta Delgada; entering Kingston Jamaica on the 24th December, spending Christmas Day in Kingston and entering Guntun Lock on the Panama Canal on the 30th December; the lock's 'mules' identified on the photographs; looking toward the Carribean from the lock then leaving the lock and entering the Pacific Ocean. Other ships photographed as escorts to Britannia include HMS Solebay; HMS Saints; HMS Jaguar; HMS Scarborough; HMS Wakefoll; USS Rhodes. Other photographs show refuelling at sea; Minesweepers manual ship off Malta; photographs of details of the yacht’s workings; Britannia surrounded by scaffolding; Royal Yacht Sports Day; Torquay Harbour; start of the tall ship race at Torquay; taking Christmas cake to a Children’s Hospital and visiting patients; jackstay transfer; deck circuit training; Christmas day onboard Britannia; Crossing the Line ceremony with Rear Admiral Henley. Group photographs of the Electrical Rating Group; 1st Port M.E. Rating Group; 2nd Port M.E. Rating Group; 1st Starboard M.E. Ratings Group; 2nd Starboard Ratings Group; Seamen C.P.Os and P.Os; Seamen 1st Port; Seamen 2nd Port; Seamen 1st Starboard; Seamen 2nd Starboard; Communications Group; Writers, Cooks and Stores Ratings; Stewards Ratings Group; and Royal Stewards Group. The work book includes inscriptions related to the photographs and identification of the ships and yachts, including date, catalogue number given to photographs and some naval terminology. List of photograph subjects also present in first two pages of book.