A memorial service was held on board HMS Ark Royal today for three British ... The three coffins, draped in the Ark Royal's ensign, were brought up to the flight deck, while a lone bugler sounded ...

Britain's mightiest warship HMS Ark Royal has cast off from Portsmouth on the first leg of a journey that will take it to the Gulf and possible action against Iraq. Hundreds of people gathered ...

HMS Invincible, HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal came into service in the early 1980s and have spent the last thirty years protecting the UK's interests across the world.

A Royal Navy spokesman said: “It is a chance for the cities linked to the ship to say farewell prior to the decommissioning.” The Ark Royal is to return to Portsmouth on December 3 before ...