According to Chang, the tragedy occurred when the boat they were in, which was undergoing a test run, made an U-turn about 30 minutes after departing from the Royal Selangor Yacht Club (RSYC).

Buckingham Palace lobbied Sir John Major’s government for a £50m replacement of the Royal Yacht Britannia, newly released files suggest.

A Buckingham Palace official privately urged John Major's government to stress the "inestimable value" of the Royal Yacht Britannia, new documents show.

New documents reveal behind-the-scenes Palace plot to replace royal yacht Britannia The issue of a new yacht came at an extremely difficult time for the government and for the Palace, with support ...

Buckingham Palace courtiers lobbied John Major government for a new royal yacht, files reveal Senior staff privately approached No 10 back in 1993 to see if then PM John Major would stress ...

Backstairs manoeuvring by Buckingham Palace officials as ministers agonised over whether to order a replacement for the Royal Yacht Britannia is laid bare in newly released official files. By 1993 ...

Newly released official files have shared discreet manoeuvring by Buckingham Palace officials to influence the government's decision on replacing the Royal Yacht Britannia. By 1993, the 39-year-old ...

Backstairs manoeuvring by Buckingham Palace officials as ministers agonised over whether to order a replacement for the Royal Yacht Britannia is laid bare in newly released official files. By 1993 it ...

Newly released official files have shared discreet manoeuvring by Buckingham Palace officials to influence the government's decision on replacing the Royal Yacht Britannia. By 1993, the 39-year ...

It was widely thought Queen Elizabeth II strongly favoured the commissioning of a new yacht but the royal family could not afford to be seen to be trying to influence political decision-making.