Queen names the Royal Navy's largest ever warship

The Royal Navy’s largest ever warship has been officially named by the Queen in a traditional ceremony held at Roswyth Dockyard in Fife.

ITV News Scotland Correspondent Debi Edward reports:

A bottle of Islay malt whisky, from the first distillery the Queen visited in Scotland, was smashed on the hull of the 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier.

At 72,000 tonnes and 932 feet long, Britain's largest ever ship has been named "HMS Queen Elizabeth."

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were accompanied by Prime Minister David Cameron and Defence Secretary Philip Hammond at the naming ceremony of Britain's largest ever ship.

Hundreds of workers, who helped build the HMS Queen Elizabeth, have joined military Chiefs and dignitaries at Roswyth Dockyard in Scotland to witness the Queen's christening of the warship.

The Queen has arrived at Rosyth Dockyard in Scotland to formally name the largest ship ever built for the Royal Navy.

The ceremony marks the completion of the 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier after five years of construction work which took place at six different shipyards across the UK.

To honour the warship's birthplace in Scotland Her Majesty will smash a bottle of Islay whisky, from the first distillery she visited, against the bow.

Read: HMS Queen Elizabeth in numbers

The ceremony is underway as the Queen is set to formally name the Royal Navy's largest ship at Rosyth Dockyard in Scotland.

The Royal Navy has tweeted:

The Queen will formally name the Royal Navy's biggest ever ship at Rosyth Dockyard in Fife today.

She will smash a bottle of Islay malt whisky against the 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth during the traditional naming ceremony.

The Queen will be accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh at the event, with Labour leader Ed Miliband and First Minister Alex Salmond - along with his 92-year-old naval veteran father Robert - also due to attend.

The ship and a second vessel, the HMS Prince of Wales, are the largest warships ever built for the navy at a cost of £6.2 billion.

HMS Queen Elizabeth will have 679 permanent crew and capacity for 1,600 crew members when fully operational.