Information about this appeared on the British Navy website.

"Britain's largest warship sailed to Norway today to lead an international task force in one of the most important military exercises in a generation," the department said.

Earlier it became known that the British Navy aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth would not appear at NATO exercises due to a breakdown.

Later, the departure of another British aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, to participate in the largest NATO exercise Steadfast Defender 2024 was postponed for unknown reasons.