In a series of written questions submitted on Friday 7 February 2025 by Mark Francois (Conservative – Rayleigh and Wickford), Armed Forces Luke Pollard provided detailed responses on the renaming of ...

King Charles sparked suggestions of 'woke nonsense' after it was reported that he had persuaded the Government to rename submarine HMS Agincourt last month because he feared offending the French.

The government in an act of Euro diplomacy is renaming its new nuclear submarine HMS Agincourt as HMS Achilles. In 1415 an English and Welsh army of about 11,000 men, most of them archers, defeated a ...

The monarch has personally ordered the renaming £1.5bn HMS Agincourt submarine, and rename it HMS Achilles. King's decision has sparked reactions from concerned, with the Royal Navy spokesperson ...

The submarine was originally set to be named HMS Agincourt, a reference to the English victory over the French at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. However, is now called HMS Achilles.

“Renaming HMS Agincourt is nothing short of sacrilege. Under Labour, nonsense is being prioritized over tradition and the proud legacy of our Armed Forces,” he stated, emphasizing that the original ...