If I were to hazard a wild guess:
- negative briefing by someone pushing their own agenda
- need to keep HMSQNLZ available so taking steps to enable, should they become necessary, a delay in the timing of the planned switch to HMSPOW as the Very High Readiness Strike Carrier in 2024 and pushing back the scheduled refit of HMSQNLZ
Further proof that, IMO, we only have 2/3 of a carrier capability.
