Suggestions that a new £190 million Royal Yacht should be built in Prince Philip’s honour have been met with disbelief on Twitter today.
Several Tory MPs have backed plans for the tribute, which call on Boris Johnson to sanction a successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia, which was decommissioned in 1997.
South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay told The Sunday Telegraph: “The towering figure that was the Duke of Edinburgh deserves a permanent tribute to his support for the country, the Commonwealth and the Queen.”
Former Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry added: “The Duke of Edinburgh was well known for his love of Britannia – it is a fitting tribute to now create a new royal yacht named the Duke of Edinburgh in his memory and for the Queen.”
It’s not the first time such proposals have been put forward.
Last year Penny Mordaunt joined Lord Digby Jones, Mark Francois and Owen Paterson in calling for the Queen’s ship to be rebuilt.
She also said that rather than taking the money from businesses, taxpayers and the National Lottery, the additional funding could be found in the aid budget.
Needless to say the idea has been met with fierce criticism online.
Here’s what people had to say:
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