Manila, April 24 -- There is a possibility of a Manila port call by the escort ship of the United Kingdom's aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales, which will set sail for the Indo-Pacific region in the coming months, UK Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils said.

At a media reception at her residence in Makati City on Wednesday night, the envoy said HMS Prince of Wales departed from Portsmouth on April 22 for its eight-month mission in the Mediterranean and the Indo-Pacific.

"We expect one of the vessels that is accompanying the carrier to stop in the Philippines," she told reporters.

Around 2,500 personnel from the Royal Navy and 592 from the Royal Air Force will be involved in the deployment called "Operation Highmast".

The ca...