Warship: Life In The Royal Navy review: Hello sailor! A rare glimpse of the fun they have in the Royal Navy, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS By Christopher Stevens Published: 20:17 EDT, 13 August 2024 | Updated: 20:18 EDT, 13 August 2024 e-mail View comments Admiral Nelson's last words, as he lay dying at the Battle of Trafalgar, were, 'Kiss me, Hardy.' To which Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy did not reply, 'I can't, you'll ruin my lipstick.' However woke Britain's armed forces have become, full make-up with blusher and false eyelashes is generally frowned upon.
But presenter Julia Bradbury , a junior rating for the day in Warship: Life In The Royal Navy, clearly wasn't worried about regulations. Joining a morning of drill practice aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Prince Of Wales, she was wearing an inch of eyeshadow, lip gloss and foundation — very apparent beside the fresh-faced ratings either side of her. Previous series of Warship have gone on manoeuvres with the Navy, introducing us to a few of the characters below decks and chronicling their daily duties.
This three-parter is different, sending Julia and co-host JJ Chalmers to get a taste of life in all branches of the Senior Service. Julia's biggest worry was the marching. 'There's a reason why I haven't done Strictly,' she warned us.
As it turned out, she was able to keep in step, but every time the order came to stand to attention, she was half a second behind the rest of the squad. You could almost hear Sgt Wilson murmuring.