The abdication reshaped the King George V class naming sequence

If the final two King George V-class ships were Anson and Howe, what was the third admiral name meant to be?

Duke of York entered the sequence after the abdication, moving Anson and Howe down and leaving the next admiral name uncertain, though the later Blake offers a clue.

The intended names were disrupted when the Prince of Wales abdicated and the Duke of York became king. Duke of York was then added to the class, pushing the admiral names farther down the sequence. Howe was the second admiral name, and the later use of Blake offers a clue to the likely next choice. Political events could therefore alter an otherwise coherent Royal Navy naming scheme.