CREW on the HMS Queen Elizabeth's Ship’s Company were flipping out as they were visited by a Scottish television celebrity chef for Pancake Day.

Tony Singh MBE cooked up a storm to mark Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, the last day of feasting before the religious festival of Lent begins.

And for the hungry sailors onboard the ship, the feast of pancakes was a welcome treat on a day where several jokes and gags were tossed around.

With state of the art equipment, the Royal Navy chefs who will sail with the ship have been eagerly getting to grips with the newest galley in the fleet by cooking up three meals per day for her 680 crew members.

To mark the festival, six of the most junior chefs onboard were asked to create their own pancake recipes and go head-to-head for the title of star pancake-maker.

To add some extra spice to the competition, the young chefs were judged by Tony Singh who would cast the deciding vote on the best tasting recipe and provide some handy tips.

Speaking before the cooking began, Tony said: “It’s a privilege to be here in this state of the art-galley while you embark on your careers as the future chefs of this amazing warship. Serving on board the UK's biggest and most complex warship is an incredible way to start your career in the kitchen and the best advice I can give you talented chefs is to remember that less is more!”

AB Chef Nicholas Cassidy said: “Having the opportunity to show off our culinary skills and our brand new galley to a TV celebrity chef has been exciting. The pressure is really on when we’re cooking up the meals for the ship’s company but it was nothing compared to making sure my pancakes were just right for a top chef.”

HMS Queen Elizabeth is being delivered by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, with manufacturing and commissioning now soley focused in Rosyth.