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I began my working visit to the United Kingdom with an audience with King Charles III. I thank His Majesty and the entire Royal Family for their unwavering support and solidarity with Ukraine. @RoyalFamily

Norway and the United Kingdom are considering a joint acquisition of up to 30 new vessels for coastal operations. The initiative will strengthen the ability to operate together in demanding maritime areas in the North Atlantic and the High North 🇳🇴 🇬🇧 navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

The transformation of France’s land forces to a Fighting Army, a response to the 2014 invasion of Ukraine by Russia, has lessons for the British Army. Read the latest #RUSICommentary from Dr Lucie Pebay and Major Laurence Thomson. rusi.org/explore-our-re…

This afternoon at Buckingham Palace, The President of Ukraine visited The King. 🇺🇦 @ZelenskyyUa

BREAKING: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived at Downing Street ahead of his meeting with Sir Keir Starmer. Sky's @BethRigby reports from outside No 10. trib.al/2sSknxU 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

King welcomes #Zelensky to Buckingham Palace ahead of new #defence deal belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/king-w…

Tremendous achievement for this young author. It is a great book & @TimPBouverie should be immensely proud of winning @DuffCooperPrize Also, his book title echoes state of Allies today!

Extremely pleased to read that the excellent @TimPBouverie has just won the 70th Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize for Non-Fiction with his outstanding Allies at War: The Politics of Defeating Hitler. So very well deserved.

Ukraine war latest: @ZelenskyyUa touches down in UK for talks with #Nato chief and PM @keirStarmer independent.co.uk/news/world/eur…

In London today. The agenda includes an audience with His Majesty King Charles III, meetings with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, as well as an address to the British Parliament. Our priorities are clear – more security and opportunities for Ukraine. I thank the United Kingdom for its support and partnership in protecting lives.

Trio of European states set up new fund to boost defence spending - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac… interesting.

Honouring service, sacrifice, and tradition. Wishing all members of the Armed Forces a happy St. Patrick’s Day. 🍀 Photo: Defence Imagery – © Crown Copyright 2012 (via Flickr)

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Princess of Wales joins St Patrick's Day Parade as royal marks occasion with Irish Guards gbnews.com/royal/princess…

HMS Dragon arrived in Gibraltar today. Escorted in by HMS Cutlass and DSB Crabb. (Src: @key2med)

Happy St Patrick's Day ☘️ 2 Royal Irish celebrated in the traditional spirit of the regiment.🫡 The parade and shamrock giving were held at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland The battalion came together with veterans of the regiment and the ACF to march through the town onto the parade square with the regimental band.

The proper political preparation for this war against Iran was not done. The White House didn’t work with our allies, didn’t prepare the American people, and didn’t have a strategy to connect with the Opposition on the ground.

🇫🇷Macron to announce name of new French aircraft carrier tomorrow at ceremony in Nantes @navalgroup to mark start of construction. Now confirmed that she will have 3 EMALS systems purchased from 🇺🇸General Atomics. Long lead items, including nuclear power plant, are already being manufactured H/T @AlexXplore

The Princess of Wales, Colonel of the Irish Guards, presenting a traditional sprig of shamrock to the Irish Wolf Hound regimental mascot, Seamus, during the St Patrick’s Day Parade at Mons Barracks, Aldershot ☘️

🚨🇬🇧 The UK will receive its first Boeing E‑7 Wedgetail AEW1 aircraft in early 2026, restoring long-range airborne radar capability lost after retiring all E‑3D Sentries and boosting the Royal Air Force’s early warning and battle coordination.