The Times.......
“NOW EAR THIS
HMS Queen Elizabeth, the jewel in the Royal Navy’s fleet, sets sail to the US today for sea trials. Penny Mordaunt, who was scuttled as defence secretary during the recent purge, used to refer to the aircraft carrier as “Big Lizzy”, which upset some of the braided bunch, though not as much as the nickname that her sister ship has been given. HMS Prince of Wales has two towers on its flight deck, which give it a striking silhouette. Navy wags, with a nod to Prince Charles’s aural protrusions, call it “HMS Big Ears”.........