30 members attended the talk by Jay Sowerby about his time on HMY Britannia. The called was called A Yottie's Tail. Yes - yottie's had tails!
Everyone left saying how much they had enjoyed it. It was interesting and funny and gave us an insight into a very different world.
A Yottie's Tail. At the back of their uniform was a 'tail' of black ribbon. This was introduced during Queen Victoria's reign when she was in mourning for Prince Albert.
This snowman was built on the deck of Britannia when the ship was in New York. It was -16 degrees centigrade. Queen Elizabeth said a snowman had never been built on board. Jay and three others obliged and the Queen was delighted!
Prince William throw Jay a 'ball', rolled rags covered in masking tape, and said 'Catch from the future King'
Jay takes the helm of HMY Britannia on her final voyage before being decommissioned
Jay gave everyone an 8-page handout of interesting facts of his life aboard the HMY Britannia
To conclude the talk, Jay recounts another tale as his wife Juliette hands everyone a tot of rum to raise a glass to the King.