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Admiral Sir Ben Key Resigns After 41 Years

5/6/2025

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Admiral Sir Ben Key has announced his resignation as head of the Royal Navy after an impressive 41 years of dedicated service, effective this summer. Vice Admiral Martin Connell will step in temporarily, while the Ministry of Defence assures that Key's exit is unrelated to the Strategic Defence Review. General Sir Gwyn Jenkins emerges as a frontrunner for the role.

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Admiral Sir Ben Key has announced his resignation as head of the Royal Navy after an impressive 41 years of dedicated service, effective this summer. Vice Admiral Martin Connell will step in temporarily, while the Ministry of Defence assures that Key's exit is unrelated to the Strategic Defence Review. General Sir Gwyn Jenkins emerges as a frontrunner for the role.