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The true cost of aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth The true cost of aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth
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On Friday morning, the Queen will smash a bottle of single malt whisky against the nation's new aircraft carrier as she officially names it HMS Queen Elizabeth. It is a key moment in the project to build two new carriers that has attracted criticism over its £6.2bn cost and its level of ambition. The Queen smashed a bottle of single malt whisky against the nation's new aircraft carrier as she officially named it HMS Queen Elizabeth. It was a key moment in the project to build two new carriers that has attracted criticism over its £6.2bn cost and its level of ambition.