Photo Restoration | Restoring Your Past
King George V is shown here at the helm of His Majesty’s Racing Yacht Britannia during Cowes Week, 1924. The gaff-rigged cutter was built in 1893 for King George’s father, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). She enjoyed a long and successful racing career, winning 231 races and taking 129 flags. Her last race was at Cowes in 1935
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