Flag Officer, Royal Yachts

The Flag Officer, Royal Yachts, (FORY) also styled Flag Officer Commanding Royal Yachts [1] was a senior Royal Navy post that existed from 1884 to 1997.

Royal Yachts was an independent command, administered personally by the Flag Officer, Royal Yachts.

It was standard protocol for the (FORY) to be appointed as an extra equerry to the monarch and, as such, was a member of the royal household.

[4] The post existed until 1997 when it was abolished as separate command.

Post holders included:[6] Note: Post holders sometimes styled as Admiral, Vice-Admiral, Rear-Admiral or Commodore Commanding Royal Yachts or HM Yachts Footnotes Sources