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Saturday, September 06, 2014

Royal Navy will get second aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales after Nato leaders agree to boost military spending


The Royal Navy’s second new aircraft carrier is to be brought into service instead of being sold off.

The unexpected announcement about the 65,000-ton HMS Prince Of Wales was made at the Nato summit in Wales.

The Queen launched the first of the two new vessels, HMS Queen Elizabeth, in July, amid concerns over whether Britain could afford the £6.2billion cost for both carriers.

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