- Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal joined a guestlist of more than 160 NATO defence industry representatives aboard HMS Warrior in Portsmouth
- The dinner was held during the UK NATO Industry Advisory Group Plenary taking place in Portsmouth between 23-25 June
Portsmouth (29 June 2026) – Senior defence industry figures from 29 nations across NATO and partners joined guest of honour Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal on board the HMS Warrior for a dinner on 24 June. The event marked the penultimate evening of the UK NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG) plenary.
Two weeks prior to a crucial NATO summit in Ankara, the NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG) Portsmouth plenary meeting which preceded the dinner has been an opportunity for this group to discuss the industrial challenges facing NATO in light of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the increasing threat posed to Europe by Russia.
The Portsmouth plenary, the first such held in the UK this century, addressed key issues such as agreeing ways to increase defence industrial production capacity, build up war-ready stockpiles and deliver battle-winning capabilities NATO’s armed forces need today and tomorrow.
