GB News host Martin Daubney has launched a scathing attack on the decision to rename HMS Agincourt, claiming the move ...

but HMS Achilles is, quite simply, a better name Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as ...

The controversial move not use the name Agincourt began more than a year ago, amid suspected concerns it would offend Nato ...

But late on Sunday night the Royal Navy revealed the King had approved its name being changed to HMS Achilles - itself an illustrious name in British military service. The Senior Service said the ...

But the vessel will now be called HMS Achilles, a famous name in Royal Navy history. Amid speculation the change was prompted to avoid offending the French, former defence secretary Grant Shapps ...

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 decision to rename the Royal Navy’s HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles has sparked considerable debate, and rightly so. It feels like an unnecessary act of self-censorship, bending over backwards to ...

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 ...

but it will now be named HMS Achilles instead. Grant Shapps, the former defence secretary, said the name change was “nothing short of sacrilege” amid speculation it may have been undertaken ...

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 ...