UK royals give Boaty McBoatface polar ship its official name
![](https://r58b8e.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/worldnewsdyil2auoc8za.gif?time=1720185612)
Prince William and his wife Kate formally named a new British polar research ship “Sir David Attenborough” on Thursday, a more dignified title than the public’s choice of “Boaty McBoatface”.