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Catalogue number 70151 Princess Astrid of Sweden, 1926 Princess Astrid of Sweden (1905-1935) married King Leopold III in 1926 at the age of 21. She is shows here arriving aboard the Fylgia in the port of Anvers. The band is playing on the searchlight platform and there is some confusion amongst the sailors, some cheer with their cap off and others look on, H.Sw.M.S. Fylgia was a cadet training ship. Verso: "Arrival of Princess Astrid at Anvers, 8th November 1926" in French and in black ink 16.8cm x 11.5cm Matt gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 70098 Princess Astrid at Anvers The Princess was most appreciated by the Belgian people and she promoted social causes until her death in a car accident in 1935. 13.9cm x 8.8cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 125024 King Frederick VIII of Denmark, 1907 Frederick VIII of Denmark and the Queen leaving the Royal Yacht Dannebrog, a paddle-wheel steamer, during his short reign (1906-1912). Verso: "The King of Denmark in France, Calais 16 May. The King and Queen coming ashore at Calais" in French Credit: Meurisse 16.7cm x 12cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 125064 King Frederick IX and family, 1954 King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark with their three girls (left to right Benedikte, Anne-Marie and Margrethe), 1954. Educated at the Royal Danish Naval Academy, he joined the Danish Navy in 1917 and became Commander in 1935 and Rear Admiral in 1946. Along with his father, Frederick encouraged the Danish resistance movement during the war and was imprisoned from 1943 to 1945. Verso: Postcard with text in Danish sent to an address in Sweden, franked Helsingor 1954 13.5cm x 8.4cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 72009 King Edward VII From left to right, we have the future King George V, the Duke of Cornwall (later King Edward VIII) and King Edward VII. All part of a long line of navy-oriented British kings. 8cm x 12.2cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 108074 King George V, the navy King King George V was a through and through navy man. He is shown here with (sitting, left and right) Queen Mary and the Princess Mary, (standing, left to right) Prince Albert,future King George VI, next the Prince of Wales, future King Edward VIII and Prince Henry Duke of Gloucester. 12.7cm x 7.3cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 64036 Naval training for the future kings As for other future kings, Prince Albert attended the Royal Naval College as a midshipman. he then served on H.M.S. Collingwood from 1913 and saw action during the battle of Jutland. Verso: Postcard francked 1914 8cm x 12.3cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 107072 King George V leaving a submarine The King is seen after visiting a K class submarine on 24th June 1917 at Scapa Flow. Note one of the funnel behind the ladder, K class submarines were steam powered. Verso: “Silver Jubilee year of King George V. The King (who served for many years as an active Naval Officer) mounting a ladder from a submarine during a visit to the Grand Fleet in 1917." Central Press Photos 19.1cm x 13.9cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 125110 With the fleet King George V posing for a photograph on board a Royal Navy battleship. It is said that the King was always happy to visit one of his warships. Verso: "(1918)" in black ink 12.1cm x 7.4cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 78143 Visit to U.S.S. Delaware, 1917 King George shakes hands with Captain Scales, U.S.N. during a visit to U.S.S. Delaware. Admiral Beatty appears to be behind the King with the guard. 13cm x 7.9cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 47095 King George V and Admiral Beatty aboard H.M.S. Barham, 1919 George V and Beatty were friends and Beatty used this friendship to influence decisions concerning naval affairs. Beatty is marked with a cross, with maybe Admiral Evan-Thomas next to him, and the King is behind. Note the three rows of buttons on Beatty's jacket, such was his friendship with the King that he could get away with altering the "King's Uniform".Admiral EvanThomas Verso: "British Jutland fleet Cherbourg 27 April 1919 Admiral Beatty on board the British battleship H.M.S. "Barham" Souvenir of my visit aboard. 12.7cm x 8cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 87 F23 Imperial Yacht Reine Hortense A very sleek yacht for the Emporer Napoleon III, note the revolving cannon on the bridge wings. Credit: Bougault 35cm x 28cm Citrate print

Catalogue number 49008 Royal Yacht Osborne, paddleship H.M.Y. Osborne was a paddle steamer launched in 1870. It is said that she was used for cruises to "foreign countries" but paddle steamers do not have inherently good sea-keeping qualities. However, this photograph may have been taken in the harbour at Algiers (see concrete blocks on breakwater) whilst taking on coal.The royal standard is not flying so we can assume that no member of the Royal family is on board. Recto: "Osborne photo 91" Credit: Bougault 25.3cm x 19.7cm Citrate print

Catalogue number 30022 H.M.Y. Victoria and Albert The royal standards are flying so the King is on board as the yacht steams by, note how little smoke is coming from the funnels, only the best boiler room stokers for a royal yacht. She was very expensive to build, 572,000£ or five-sevenths of the cost of the battleship H.M.S. Renown (1897), being luxuriously fitted out and requiring a complement of 336 officers and men. Credit: Wright and Logan 12.8cm x 8.2cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 154113 King and crew of the Royal yacht The sailors are wearing Sennet hats so this photograph is pre-1920. King Edward VII is just right of center, his Aide de Camp to the left and next, probably, the Captain. Note the sailor with three long service strips behind the King and the boy Bugler Royal Marine just to the left of the Captain. In front of him is a young Midshipman, behind whom is a Major from the Royal Marines Verso: "The King of England(sic) Staff officers and the crew of the Royal Yacht. Photo taken by an officer on board and all the more rare knowing the dislike of the King for photographs." in French and in pencil Credit: Emile Sacremo/Sagremo, Marseille 10.9cm x 8.5cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 102046 H.M.Y. Victoria and Albert, Cowes The King is on board, maybe for the yacht racing at Cowes and the Admiral's barge and a pinnace are in attendance by the gangway. 13.3cm x 8cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 154092 View of H.M.Y. Victoria and Albert, Coronation Naval Review, Spithead, August 1902 H.M.Y. passing through the lines at the 1902 Coronation Naval Review. There were 108 vessels from the Royal Navy plus warships from foreign navies. This photograph was taken from the stern of an Admiral class battleship. Note the men lining the guard rail, officers in dress uniform and everything is buffed up even the bollards. Recto: The Royal Yacht "Victoria and Albert", from a series of six postcards all franked in London, 11.15am November 26th 1902 13.9cm x 8.1cm Matt gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 154093 Foredeck of the yacht The yacht is tied up and the crew seem to be off duty. Recto: The Royal Yacht Fore Part, from a series of six postcards all franked in London, 11.15am November 26th 1902 13.9cm x 8.1cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 154096 The Queen's bedroom Rather overladen with no personal affairs visable. Recto: The Royal Yacht Queen's Bedroom, from a series of six postcards all franked in London, 11.15am November 26th 1902 13.9cm x 8.1cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 154095 The Queen's dressing room The Queen would be accompanied by several ladies-in-waiting who would help the Queen dress and go with her ashore. Note the electricity fittings and the reflection of the camera and tripode in the left and right mirrors of the dressing table. Recto: The Royal Yacht Queen's Dressing Room, from a series of six postcards all franked in London, 11.15am November 26th 1902 13.9cm x 8.1cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 154097 The State drawing room The Royal Yacht served to receive important guests and to host receptions. as well as the private appartments for the King and Queen, there were a series of rooms to meet visitors, the splendour of the room varying with the importance of the visiter, here we have the very intimate State drawing room. Recto: The Royal Yacht State Drawing Room, from a series of six postcards all franked in London, 11.15am November 26th 1902 13.9cm x 8.1cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 154094 An officer and men at the stern wheel Four long service men with three stripes and a Petty Officer are gathered by the large double wheel. The deck is cluttered with paint pots, work benches and various wood fitting, maybe the yacht is undergoing an overhaul. Many fittings on H.M.Y. Victoria and Albert came from previous Royal yachts. Note the comfortable bench seats around the stern. Recto: The Royal Yacht Stern with wheel, from a series of six postcards all franked in London, 11.15am November 26th 1902 13.9cm x 8.1cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 125038 H.M.Y. Victoria and Albert dressed over An impressive view of the Royal Yacht with all its flags out but not the Royal Standard. Several boats are moving around the yacht including, by the stern, a cutter manned by sailors with Sennet hats (hence photograph pre-1920) and with several young ladies on board. 13.4cm x 8.3cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 40080 H.M.Y. Victoria and Albert at the 1937 Coronation Fleet Review King George VI became King in 1937 and a great fleet review was organized to celebrate the event. Being just prior to the war, it was the last occasion for the Royal Navy to show the World its might (101 surface ships, 22 submarines and 11 auxiliaries). The King's barge is flying the Royal Standard and the motor launch just ahead has a flag of unkown significance consisting of a white enseign with apparently a smaller red cross in the upper left quarter. Verso: "Latest news from the Spithead Naval Review.. Motor launch bringing the King to board the battleship "Nelson" having left the Royal Yacht "Victoria and Albert" which we can see in the background. London 22.5.37" in French Credit: The New York Times 21.4cm x 17.3cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 41221 Royal Yacht Alexandra, 1910 Used as the Royal Yacht (1908 to 1925) when sailing with H.M.Y. Victoria and Albert became too clumbersome and inadapted, for example to cross over to France. The verso is marked "16th May 1910" in French, the King had died 10 days before. Note the two cutters on davits over the foredeck. Verso: "16th May 1910" in French and in light pencil 11cm x 8cm Matt gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 142075 H.M.Y. Alexandra Fine lines and very tall masts, no Royalty aboard. 13.4cm x 8.2cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 89 H.M.Y. Alexandra dressed over H.M.Y. Alexandra with what may be the Royal cutter Yacht britannia showing behind the stern. Alexandra is moored off Cowes for the yacht racing week. White Ensigns are flying from all mastheads but there is no Royal Standard. Vero: "Photo Kirks Cowes" in heavy pencil 28.1cm x 22.9cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 121001 H.M.Y. Alexandra entering Zeebrugge harbour The yacht is coming into harbour under its own steam, she is flying a Rear Admiral's flag, officers and men are present on the foredeck. Recto: "The Yacht "Alexandra" in French and in black ink 13.2cm x 7.8cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 65093 H.M.Y. Alexandra Lauched in 1907 and completed in 1908, H.M.Y. Alexandra was used by the royal family for sailing around Europe where H.M.Y Victoria and Albert would be beyond the needs on such short cruises. Recto: "H.M. New Yacht "Alexandra" 13.4cm x 8.2cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 155006 H.M.Y. Alexandra becomes cruise ship Prins Olav In 1925, H.M.Y. Alexandra was sold to a Norwegian company for use as a luxury cruise ship accommodating 100 passengers whilst retaining the royal appartments intact. The poor old Alexandra was further heavily modified in 1937 as a cargo and passenger ship (450 passengers) for the coastal ferry company Hurtigruten. 12.8cm x 8.3cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 49091 S.M.Y. Hohenzollern II dressed over, 1902 As Kaiser Wilhelm II built up his navy so he had to have his Imperial Yacht like that of his Grandmother Queen Victoria and later to rival his uncle King Edward VII . She was in service in 1893 and is seen here with the Kaiser on board at Coronation Fleet Review, Spithead. Note other warships dressed over in the background. Credit: Symonds & Co 28.5cm x 21.2cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 40267 Hohenzollern with dispatch boat Sleipner The yacht was built in the AG Vulcan shipyard at Stettin and entered service from 1893, being broken up in 1923. She was to represent the grandeur of the newly-emerging Imperial German Navy but was said to roll like a bath tub! Credit: Druppel 13.2cm x 8.2cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 121080 S.M.Y. Hohenzollern with Sleipner in attendance Note the large deckhouse aft with its sunshade on Sleipner and the Kaiser's sternwalk on the yacht. Verso: "Cellofix Postkarte" 7cm x 7cm Matt gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 154102 S.M.Y. Hohenzollern in Norwegian waters From 1894 to 1914, Kaiser Wilhelm II annually took his yacht for long cruises around Norway. Stereograph by Underwood and Underwood who had undertaken a commission to photograph the Imperial Yacht in 1902. Stereographs numbered 380 and 382 were taken during the 1902 Coronation Fleet Review. Apparently, the photographers had then gone on to the photograph the Hohenzollern. Recto: "The "Hohenzollern" with the Kaiser abord" Credit: Underwood and Underwood, stereograph number 388 15.4cm x 8.2cm Stereograph gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 110091 S.M.S. Sleipner, dispatch boat for S.M.Y. Hohenzollern The ex-torpedo boat Sleipner S97 (1899) served as the dispatch boat and escort for S.M.Y. Hohenzollern. She was armed with two rapid-firing 50mm/40 caliber cannons. With the outbreak of war she became T97 in 1914 and then S91 1917-1918. Verso:Sent to Frauline Mizzi Löbl of Pilsen by an officer on S.M.S. Wettin, franked 1916 13.7cm x 8.7cm Matt silver print

Catalogue number 135008 subject Kaiser Wilhelm II spent a total of 4 years cruisng on the Hohenzollern, annually cruising along the coast of Norway but also visiting Mediterranean ports such as shown here in Venice. The light cruiser S.M.S. Kolberg accompanied Hohenzollern on a Mediterannean cruise from March 1912 stopping at Venice on 17th March. We can see two German Navy picket boats right of center, the photograph seems to have been taken from the bell tower of San Giorgio Maggiore with the roof of the Doge's Palace in the foreground. Verso: Message in German from "Karl" to his sister "Elise" mentioning his visit to Venice on S.M.S. Kolberg escorting the Hohenzollern. The postcard is franked Keil 11th May 1912, Kolberg was called back to Germany in early May. Written in heavy black ink. 13.6cm x 8.2cm Matt gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 155020 Imperial Russian yacht Standart, Cherbourg 1909 Ordered by the Emperor Alexander III of Russia and commissioned in 1896, note the similarity with the Royal Yachts Alexandra and Dannebrog. Standart is anchored off Cherbourg. 13.8cm x 8.2cm Printed image

Catalogue number 154105 The Portuguese Royal Yacht Amelia in dry dock The Amelia, built in 1900 as a passenger ship, was purchased as a Royal Yacht for the Portuguese monarch from 1901 to 1910. Following the fall of the monarchy in 1910, the Amelia was taken up into the Portuguese Navy under the name of Cinco de Outubro in honour of the 5th October 1910 revolution. In this post-1910 photograph, she appears to be in the dry dock in Lisbon. Verso: "Petit dock: Yacht Royal "Amelia" 19.12.901" in fine black ink 12cm x 16.9cm Matt gelatin silver print

Catalogue number Dannebrog, 1913 Dannebrog was a steam paddle ship of the Danish Navy, commissioned in 1880 and used as a Royal vessel for the Danish Royal familly for summer cruises and for diplomatic representation abroad. She had a long life and was only broken up in 1934. Credit: Nationalmuseet, Kobenhavn Digital image

Catalogue number Dannebrog, paddlesteamer Note the open bridge as seen in the following photograph. 13.8cm x 8.7cm Printed image

Catalogue number 125024 King Frederik VIII of Denmark and Queen Louise leaving the Royal Yacht Dannebrog, 1907 King Frederick has been on the throne for just one year and is seen here leaving the paddle ship the Royal Yacht Dannebrog. The King is on a gangway placed on the open bridge. The paddle ship Royal Yacht can be further identified by the rounded funnel top and steam pipe aft. Verso: "Calais 16th May. The Danish monarchs in France. Landing of the King and Queen at Calais" in French and in violet ink Credit: Meurisse 16.7cm x 12cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 154110 Danish Royal Yacht Dannebrog Launched in 1932, H.D.M.Y. Dannebrog has weathered the times and is still in use with its own website (https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/palaces/the-royal-yacht). Verso: Franked "1956 14cm x 9cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 35318 U.S. Presidential yacht U.S.S. Mayflower U.S.S. Mayflower had a long and varied career, beginning in 1896 as a luxury yacht before being bought by the U.S. Navy in 1898 and armed with six 6-pounder guns, two of which can be seen over the quarter deck in this photograph. The ship was decommissioned and recommissioned several times before being taken up into the navy in 1942. At the end of the war, she was sold off into commercial activity finally ending up in the Israeli Navy in 1950 after transporting Jewish exiles. Verso: Azo stamp box used from 1910 to 1930 13.3cm x 8.1cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 105021 U.S.S. Mayflower, Balboa, Panama, 1903 U.S.S. Mayflower showing off her graceful lines but also her menacing guns in Balboa during the revolution for independence. Verso: "Bolboa (sic) 3" in fine black ink 13.5cm x 8cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 47024 H.M.Y. Victoria and Albert at Cowes with the Royal cutter yacht Britannia H.M.Y Britannia was a racing yacht ordered by the then Edward, Prince of Wales, a very keen yachtsman, launched in 1893. She was extremely successful in her early years and continued racing following a refit ordered by King George V, a very Navy monarch. She is shown here to the extreme right of the photograph. The Royal Standard is flying and note all the small craft busy around the royal yacht. 13.5cm x 8.3cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 119057 Kaiser Yacht Meteor III under sail Envious of everything naval about the British, the Kaiser was introduced to yacht racing at Cowes and what had been a very pleasurable week of racing and of very British social events became a nightmare for Edward. In addition to building a fleet to rival the Royal Navy, the Kaiser became obsessed with competing against and beating his uncle's yacht Britannia. Recto: "Kaiseryacht "Meteor" and handwritten text in German Verso: Franked "Kiel 1905" 14cm x 8.9cm Printed print

Catalogue number 124113 H.M.Y. Britannia racing at Cowes Disputes with the Kaiser over handicaps, ruling and fictitious claims of the race committee favouring British yachts were resolved when the scandal of the Kruger telegramme of 1895 led to Wilhelm being considered persona non grata in England and he never raced at Cowes again although his yachts were present. 13.5cm x 8.2cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 139031 Kaiser Wilhelm on S.M.S. Meteor Kaiser Wilhelm successively owned several yachts and given the date of this postcard franked in 1911, it is probably Meteor IV launched in 1909 and built to a German design. Part of the attraction of the Kaiser's yacht was the luxurious fittings and the opulent accommodation. Here the Kaiser is on deck with a guest. Note the sailors in the background, by now the Kaiser nolonger selected an English crew and skipper, his yacht was crewed by an all-German crew. Verso: Franked in Kiel, 6th July 1911 13.7cm x 8.6cm Matt gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 155022 S.M.Y. Hohenzollern at Kiel Regatta Week, 1914 Frustrated by the elegant gathering associated with the Cowes Regatta Week, Wilhelm II attempted to rival Cowes with his own Kiel Regatta Week. Despite the social significance of Kiel Regatta Week for German noblemen and industrialists and however lavish the receptions and social events, the military bands and goose-stepping soldiers of Kiel could not compare to the social allure of the so-British gatherings on the lawns of Cowes. Only rich Americans were drawn to race at Kiel. S.M.Y. Hohenzollern is here at Kiel in May 1914. Note the steam pinnace forward and other picket boats laying off the boom ready to go and pick up the Kaiser's guests. Verso: Franked in Kiel, 6th May 1914 13.8cm x 8.6cm Matt gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 121063 Italian Royal Yacht Savoia The Royal Yacht Savoia was built not so much for the pleasure of King Victor Emmannuel and the Queen but more to host meetings between Sovereigns and Heads of State as part of European diplomacy. The hull was that for the steamer City of Palermo laid down in 1923 and fitted out as the Royal Yacht in 1925. Verso: "Royal yacht "Savoia" in Italian 13.2cm x 8.1cm Matt gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 128012 The Italian King onboard the ironclad battleship Lepanto R.N. Lepanto was commissioned in 1887 and is shown here with officers and men gathered around the King Umberto I probably when the Lepanto hosted the King and Kaiser Wilhelm II during the Kaiser's visit to Italy in 1893. Note two of the four 432mm/17-inch guns mounted in pairs about a central barbette. 8cm x 12.7cm Matt gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 34111 H.M.S. Enchantress H.M.S. Enchantress was launched in 1903 and used as the Admiralty yacht for visiting naval ports and installations as well as the fleet. When Winston Churchill became First Lord of the Admiralty in 1911 he used the yacht extensively spending a total of eight months on board during his three years as First Lord. To say that Churchill was at ease on Enchantress is an understatement. The arrival of the First Lord on the Admiralty yacht enabled him to better get to know the officers and men of the dockyards, naval ports and bases as well as the fleet warships, he was one of them and did not arrive by train like the others. Recto: Photograph mounted on black card with mention "H.M.S. "Enchantress" Admiralty yacht" in heavy black ink Verso: "H.M.S. Enchantress. (1903) 3,470 tons. Admiralty Yacht. Built by Harland & Wolff Ltd. Belfast. Launched 7th Nov. 1903. Named by Mrs Arnold Forster. Placed on sale list in Aug. 1934 and superseded by a sloop, building as "Bittern" & renamed "Enchantress". Cost £100,000" in heavy black ink 13.3cm x 8.4cm Gelatin silver print

Catalogue number 49009 H.M.S. Surprise The steam yacht Surprise (built 1896) had a very varied life with several owners before being seized by Britain after the Russian revolution and commissioned in the Royal Navy as H.M.S. armoured yacht Surprise to serve as a dispatch vessel. She served in both wars to be lost in 1942. Verso: "Surprise" in light pencil Credit: Bougault 26.9cm x 20.4cm Citrate print