I name this ship Glasgow. May God bless her and all who serve in her,” said the Duchess of Rothesay moments before she launched a bottle of whisky against the hull of the HMS

The first-in-class of the UK Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigates has officially been named, with HMS Glasgow hitting the symbolic milestone in a traditional naval sense at a ceremony at the BAE Systems Scotstoun shipyard.

The Princess of Wales has smashed a bottle of whisky against the hull of a new Royal Navy warship as she officially named it HMS Glasgow. Kate pressed a button triggering an arm holding the single malt which crashed into the grey stealth-like vessel during the ceremony.