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 ...

Public domain. King Charles III played a role in renaming a Royal Navy submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, a decision that former defence secretary Grant Shapps called “woke nonsense.” The ...

Charles reportedly vetoed the name — originally approved by Queen Elizabeth II — of the Royal Navy submarine which is now called HMS Achilles. His Majesty was reportedly concerned that naming ...

King Charles was involved in a decision to change the name of a new royal submarine from HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, a move that was branded "woke nonsense" by former defence secretary Grant ...

claiming the move undermines "British heritage".Martin expressed his frustration at the submarine's new designation as HMS Achilles, questioning why a "great" name needed to be changed at all.FULL ...

KING Charles ordered the Navy to rename HMS Agincourt, in a move dubbed “pathetic”. The monarch made the intervention to avoid upsetting the French, sources told The Sun. The nuclear-powered ...

The nuclear-powered sub, still being built, was renamed HMS Achilles this weekCredit: Crown Copyright 2009 The nuclear-powered sub, still being built, was renamed HMS ...

The King reportedly made his intervention last year and decided to rename the vessel HMS Achilles. His Majesty was understood to be concerned that naming the sub after the battle would remind the ...

Instead the £1.5 billion sub will now be called HMS Achilles. The Daily Express has been told that the King made his intervention last year. His Majesty was understood to be concerned that naming ...