Britain s crown jewel faced embarrassment on the world stage last week after the £3billion warship ground to a halt off the Isle of Wight because a starboard propeller shaft failed.
HMS Queen Elizabeth, pictured, will stand in for its beleaguered sister ship during its landmark diplomatic mission after the HMS Prince of Wales humiliatingly broke down.
Britain's biggest warship could miss important tests involving the latest fighter jets and drones after a propeller shaft malfunctioned a few miles after it set sail.
The HMS Prince of Wales (pictured on Saturday) was sailing to undertake exercises with the US Navy and Marine Corps and the Royal Canadian Navy when it broke down off the Isle of Wight.