BEN STANSALL/Getty ImagesChristie’s staff prepare lots for a highlights exhibition in London, as part of its new international edition of The Collector online
Relations between the Royal Navy and NATO have ‘never been closer’ as the alliance marks 74 years since its creation this month amid continued global instability. British warships spent nearly 10,000 hours – 60 weeks – on NATO operations in 2022 and that pace has continued unabated in the first four months of 2023.