In the past, the Argentine Pope Francis has insisted the Falkland Islands, which are a UK overseas territory, belong to Argentina.

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During the deployment, a visit to the El Callao naval base in Peru was cancelled by the South American country as an "act of solidarity" with Argentina in its dispute with the UK over the Falkland Islands.

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Sukey Cameron, UK representative of the Falkland Islands government, said the territory could become independent in the future.

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In a referendum held a week ago, people in the Falkland Islands voted overwhelmingly in favour of remaining a UK overseas territory.

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Author and anthropologist Simon Kuper agrees, saying the political context may also explain why places like Gibraltar and the Falkland islands have more symbols of Britishness than many areas in the UK, where ostentatiously displaying union jacks might be seen as old-fashioned or embarrassing.

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