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The Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002) saw a brief British military intervention in 2000. HMS Norfolk was stationed in nearby international waters from 1999 over humanitarian concerns. [173] A larger Royal Navy flotilla supported UN troops in late 2000, but only remained in the area for a few weeks. [174]
The Royal Scots Navy (or Old Scots Navy) was the navy of the Kingdom of Scotland until its merger with the Kingdom of England's Royal Navy in 1707 as a consequence of the Treaty of Union and the Acts of Union that ratified it. From 1603 until 1707, the Royal Scots Navy and England's Royal Navy were organised as one force, though not formally ...
His Majesty's Naval Service (or, when the reigning monarch is female, Her Majesty's Naval Service) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare and maritime service. [1] [2] It consists of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marines Reserve and Naval Careers Service. [3]
The order of precedence for male members of the royal family is: [1] The sovereign Charles III; Whether male or female. The Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall. William, Prince of Wales; i.e. the sovereign's eldest son. The sovereign's younger sons Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex; Ordered according to their births. The sovereign's grandsons ...
This is a list detailing formal military service by members of the British royal family. There is also a list of military titles, service appointments, and various job titles within the royal family, which is listed below. These roles are honorary and may, or may not, also be held by Royals who are ex-military or serving military persons.
Women began to join the Royal Navy in 1917 with the formation of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), which was disbanded after the end of the First World War in 1919. It was revived in 1939, and the WRNS continued until disbandment in 1993, as a result of the decision to fully integrate women into the structures of the Royal Navy.
That order is determined first and foremost by position in the royal family tree. From the late 17th century until 2015, “next in line” after the monarch was the monarch’s eldest son, then ...
This is the family tree for monarchs of England (and Wales after 1282) from Alfred the Great to Elizabeth I of England. The House of Wessex family tree precedes this family tree and the family tree of the British royal family follows it. (see List_of_monarchs_of_Wessex) As to the medieval histories of Scotland and Wales: