Multiple reports say the UK has dropped plans to send the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales to a naval parade marking the 250th anniversary of the United States. The event is scheduled to take place in the ports of New York and New Jersey and is expected to include NATO vessels. One account attributes the decision to the Royal Navy’s reaction to remarks made by US President Donald Trump in March, which reportedly included criticism of the size of UK warships. The reports cite “defence sources” for the claim that the UK decision was linked to Trump’s comments, leading to the carrier not participating as planned. The accounts do not provide additional official detail on the specific reasons for the cancellation beyond the reported response to the March remarks. Both reports focus on the same ship and the same stated rationale for the change in participation plans.