Today The Princess Royal visited the @RVYCIOW and the @royal_squadron on the Isle of Wight. Her father The Duke of Edinburgh was Admiral and later Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron. 
During the visit, Her Royal Highness spoke fondly of learning to sail with her father, and later attending sailing events with him.
📸 The Princess Royal with The Duke of Edinburgh at Cowes Week in 1970.
📸 The Princess Royal with The Duke of Edinburgh at Cowes Week in 1970.
The Duke of Edinburgh was a keen sailor. From 1956 to 1970 and then again from 1975 to 1980, he served as President of the @RYA.
HRH is seen here at the tiller of the Dragon class yacht ‘Bluebottle’, named after the colour of its hull.
The yacht was a wedding present to The Queen and The Duke, and was loaned to Lt Cdr Graham Mann, who won a Bronze medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games in her.
The yacht was a wedding present to The Queen and The Duke, and was loaned to Lt Cdr Graham Mann, who won a Bronze medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games in her.
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