Woke Navy bosses want to rename submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting French WOKE Navy chiefs are renaming HMS Agincourt — to avoid upsetting the French.
Agincourt inspired Shakespeare’s Henry V — famously played by Kenneth Branagh in a 1989 film — and many of the Bard’s most famous lines, including, “Once more unto the breach, dear friends,” and “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers”.
A spokesperson told The Sun: “We are proud of our nation’s rich military history and the many famous battles that the Royal Navy has played a part in.
A move to rebrand the under-construction hunter-killer was thrown out last year as “woke nonsense” by Tory Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.
Shapps has slammed the U-turn, telling The Sun: “Renaming the Agincourt is nothing short of sacrilege.
