All hands on deck to make the Royal Barge fit for the Queen

Former crewmen regard their days spent serving on the Royal Yacht Britannia as among the best of their lives.

About 90 are back on board helping to prepare for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Their priority is to make sure the recently restored Royal Barge is shipshape and ready to carry the Queen down the Thames as part of her Jubilee pageant.