Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday made a quick visit to the Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier that bears the name of her eponymous 16th-century predecessor, ahead of its maiden operational deployment. The HMS Queen Elizabeth, the latest Royal Navy ship to honor the Tudor-era monarch who vanquished the Spanish Armada in 1588, is leading a 28-week deployment to Asia that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said is not confrontational toward China. The US$4.25 billion ship, which has eight Royal Air Force F-35B stealth jets on board, was scheduled to depart from Portsmouth Naval Base in southern England late on Saturday, accompanied