The Queen s death will see Britain and her Commonwealth realms enter into a period of mourning - but also one of celebration at a 70-year reign that will define the monarchy for centuries.
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UK’s New Aircraft Carrier Launching Airstrikes Against ISIS in Iraq The HMS Queen Elizabeth will conduct the lion s share of operations against ISIS in Iraq
As part of its maiden voyage, the UK’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is in the eastern Mediterranean, where it will join the US-led coalition in the fight against ISIS in Iraq. A UK naval commander said the carrier will be conducting the “lion’s share” of operations against ISIS in Iraq for the next few weeks.
“At the moment, we’re taking on the lion’s share of that operation over Iraq, which is a fantastic, say, feather in our cap. But an achievement that ‘A,’ we’re trusted and ‘B,’ that we’re able to do that,” Commodore Stephen Moorhouse, the commander of the Queen Elizabeth’s strike group, said on Sunday.
Queen Elizabeth II s helicopter entrance and other highlights from her latest engagement
The 95-year-old was also wearing a scarab brooch studded with small diamonds and carved rubies, that was gifted to her by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1996.
May 24, 2021 07:21 BST
Queen Elizabeth II visited the UK s largest warship named after her on Saturday, marking her first public appearance since the death of her husband Prince Philip. The royal engagement made headlines for a number of other reasons, including the monarch s iconic entrance in a helicopter.
The helicopter landed on the deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth, which the Queen herself named alongside her late husband seven years ago, before it descended in an enormous open lift flanked by two F-35B fighter jets, reports Mail Online.
Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday made a quick visit to the Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier that bears the name of her eponymous 16th-century predecessor, ahead of its maiden operational deployment.
The HMS Queen Elizabeth, the latest Royal Navy ship to honor the Tudor-era monarch who vanquished the Spanish Armada in 1588, is leading a 28-week deployment to Asia that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said is not confrontational toward China.
The US$4.25 billion ship, which has eight Royal Air Force F-35B stealth jets on board, was scheduled to depart from Portsmouth Naval Base in southern England late on Saturday, accompanied
LONDON: The Queen has been welcomed on board Royal Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth ahead of its operational deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. The £3 billion warship, with eight RAF F35B.