USED BY THREE KINGS
^ The yacht which took Mr. Churchill on the first part of his voyage i to meet President Roosevelt in 1941, i for the signing of the Atlantic Charter, is among others offered j for sale bv the Admiralty's Director ; of Small Craft Disposal, states the ■London' Daily Teleg'raphN : It is the 30ft. cabin cruiser 'Frivole, built about 15 years ago, |and formerly a private pleasure ;launch on the Thames. For most i of the war it has been based on Lyness, in the Orkne'ys. Mr. Churchill and his party embarked in the Frivole from the tiny fishing port of Scrabster and tran- 1 shipped in Thurso Bay to a i destroyer, which- in turn transfer- ! red them to the battleship Prince of i Wales, for the rest of the voyage. j Thr-ee kings have used the | Frivole. King George VI went out i in her when he inspected the Home ! Fleet annually in Scapa during the I war. She also carried King George . of the Hellenes and King Peter of I Yugoslavia. For all her history Frivole's reserve price is only £475.
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Chronicle (Levin), 12 March 1946, Page 6
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