King Charles personally ordered the renaming of Navy submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting the French. The Monarch stepped in to overturn the submarine’s original name - which had been ...

The King intervened over the renaming of HMS Agincourt to avoid offending the French, it was claimed last night. Charles reportedly vetoed the name — originally approved by Queen Elizabeth II ...

AN EX-Nato commander has blasted woke Navy chiefs for renaming a submarine to avoid upsetting the French. HMS Agincourt is the fleet’s sixth vessel and was named after the 1415 victory by ...

Amid speculation the change was prompted to avoid offending the French, former defence secretary Grant Shapps said: “Renaming the HMS Agincourt is nothing short of sacrilege. “This submarine ...

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 ...

Royal Navy chiefs have come under fire for dropping plans to name a new attack submarine after the Battle of Agincourt ... of a fear of offending the French government. Sir Gavin Williamson ...

The Royal Navy has been accused of renaming new attack submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting the French - sparking claims of 'craven and contemptible surrender'. The seventh Astute Class boat ...

A previous attempt to rename Agincourt was blocked by then defence secretary Grant Schapps. Mr Shapps told The Sun: "Renaming the Agincourt is nothing short of sacrilege. "This submarine carries a ...