Almost 50 years ago, in 1977, The King, as Prince of Wales, flew in a Buccaneer jet to HMS Ark Royal from Royal Navy Air Station Yeovilton.
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๐ข Today, His Majesty recalled the experience whilst aboard HMS Prince of Wales at sea, where he saw F-35B Lightning jets operating from
Under the watchful eye of our Bosun CPO (SEA) Jay McNeil, we tested part of our Marine Evacuation System (MES) today. Vital checks required to make sure that we are always safe for sea.
#SafetyatSea@HMNBPortsmouth
Weโve sailed from Portsmouth and are making our way to meet the rest of our taskgroup for #UKCSG23.
On our way weโll:
๐ข conduct training
๐ pick up our helos
โ๏ธ and fly on our F35 jets.
See you soon, Portsmouth. Time to do what we do best!
#KingsFlagship#JEFTogether
We commission today but we also remember the last HMS Prince of Wales. She, alongside HMS Repulse was sunk in the South China Sea on this day in 1941 with the loss of 327 lives. #wewillrememberthem.
