The chart-topping piper who played for the Queen and President Reagan lets his guard down in Mallorca
“We were invited to play for President Ronald Reagan at the White House where I also had to translate a Gaelic label on a whisky bottle for the president.”
“I sailed into Mallorca on the Ark Royal and left having met my wife-to-be...”
“We had a wonderful time in Mallorca. I had never visited the island before and loved it, but when we finally docked in Gosport I felt rather sad.”
British hunter-killer nuclear submarine in Gibraltar after long Mediterranean patrol
"Photographed loading Tomahawk cruise missiles.."
Major Royal Navy Task Force sails into the Mediterranean
"Embarked aboard the vessels are Royal Marine Commandos..."
“Flying the flag for Britain and keeping a watch on China...”
“Flying the flag for Britain and keeping a watch on China...”
Viewpoint: Changing times
“The Royal Navy is being used to promote trade across the globe...”
Viewpoint: From Russia with love
“Does Britain really have to provoke Russia? What is the point?”
HMS Defender
HMS Defender
Gibraltar has very close links with the Royal Navy
Gibraltar has very close links with the Royal Navy.
Unanswered questions
“Royal Navy has limited resources but it does have more resources in the Gulf...”
Nautical
Britain's most modern warship sails into Palma next week
The Royal Navy's latest warship, the Type 45 destroyer, HMS Duncan, will sail into Palma next week
Flying high
The Kremlin took aim this week at the new aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth which has been built for the Royal Navy.
Nautical
Royal Navy frigate sails into Palma for brief visit
The British Consul General, Lloyd Milen, hosted a lunch on board for local charities and associations.
“The Royal Navy is being used to promote trade across the globe...”
“The Royal Navy is being used to promote trade across the globe...”
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Major security alert at Mallorca airport, surprise landing of flights from Morocco and Namibia
- Big changes on the horizon when Britons travel to Mallorca
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Passengers advised to head to Mallorca airport three hours before flights
Comment
Comment: Changing warfare
“The days of heavy tanks and armoured vehicles appear to be numbered...”
Jason Moore26/03/2022 09:40