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Encyclopedia > Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Australian Navy)

The Duke of Edinburgh is a current Admiral of the Fleet within the Royal Australian Navy, a position he has held since 1954


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The first reformation and major expansion of the Navy Royal, as it was then known, occurred in the 16th century during the reign of Henry VIII whose ships, ''Henri Grâce a Dieu'' ("''Great Harry''") and '' Mary Rose '', engaged the French navy in the battle of the Solent in 1545.
The Royal Navy also participated in the Gulf War, the Kosovo conflict, the Afghanistan Campaign, and the 2003 Iraq War, the last of which saw RN warships bombard positions in support of the Al Faw Peninsula landings by Royal Marines.
The Royal Navy is established under the royal prerogative and the head of the Royal Navy, known as the Lord High Admiral, is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (who is the overall head of the UK Armed Forces).
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