The Queen smashed a bottle of whisky against the Royal Navy's biggest ever ship as she named the HMS Queen Elizabeth at Rosyth Dockyard in Fife, Scotland.
The 65,000-ton aircraft carrier was christened with Bowmore, an Islay single malt whisky from western Scotland.
The ship and a second vessel, the under-construction HMS Prince of Wales, are expected to cost £6.2 billion.
The Queen presses the button to release a bottle of whisky to formally name the Royal Navy's biggest ever ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, at Rosyth DockyardGettyThe Queen and Prince Philip arrive at Rosyth Dockyard to formally name the Royal Navy's biggest ever shipGettyHMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest warship ever built in the UK weighing 65,000 tonnesGettyCrowds gather ahead of the official naming of the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrierGettyFormer PM Gordon Brown and Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond chat before the Queen arrivesGettyThe Red Arrows perform a flypast over HMS Queen Elizabeth in Rosyth DockyardGettyPrime Minister David Cameron attends the formal naming ceremonyGettyGetty
