Prince Charles has cancelled a visit to a UK aircraft carrier after a jet from the warship crashed in the Mediterranean.
Prince of Wales' was due to tour HMS Queen Elizabeth during the final day of his tour of Egypt, but a few hours before the event his office Clarence House announced the visit would not take place.
The pilot flying an F35, estimated to be worth around £100 million, ejected from the aircraft before it crashed into the ocean on Wednesday and was later rescued.
Former soldier Tobias Ellwood, who chairs the Commons Defence Select Committee, said he had "many questions" about the crash.
A Clarence House spokesman said: "For operational reasons, the visit to HMS Queen Elizabeth has been cancelled."
During the visit, Charles was due to meet Commodore Steve Moorhouse, Commander of the Carrier Strike Group, and Captain Ian Feasey, Commanding Officer of HMS Queen Elizabeth.
He was also scheduled to watch the launch of a F35 jet from the flight deck before meeting some of the ship's company including US Navy and Marines.
Charles is touring Egypt with the Duchess of Cornwall in their first trip abroad since the pandemic began.
The four-day trip included a personal pilgrimage to the area where it is believed John the Baptist lived and baptised Jesus next to the River Jordan on the border with Israel.
Both Charles and Camilla bent down to touch the water after they had visited a cave on Elijah’s Hill, the place where John the Baptist lived for about 20 years.
The site and surrounding area has been a place where many Prophets have passed through and it was a Pilgrimage Station on the early Pilgrimage Trail.
Charles was given 72 bottles of holy water as a gift from the site for the future christenings of royal babies.
The royal duo were also shown around the Great Pyramids of Giza.
Their visit to Egypt will highlight close links with the UK and comes just weeks after the future King's appearance at COP26 in Glasgow.
