Imagine the effects if Britain was forced to cede control of Egypt...
With the best will in the world, I just don't see that happening. Especially not after the RN shows up off the Italian coast with five R-class, five QEs, two Nelsons, and the battlecruisers.
Royal Navy: "Hey, what's up girls?"
Regia Marina: "Not much, just helping the boss invade Ethiopia and Egypt."
Royal Navy: "Yeah, we saw that. You know, I happen to have an interest in Egypt myself."
Regia Marina: "Oh."
Royal Navy: "Right. So I thought we could settle this in the regular fashion."
Regia Marina: "Um."
Royal Navy: "You
are going to come out, right? It was kinda a serious trauma in the last war when the Germans didn't want to play."
Royal Navy Destroyers: "Play? Play? Play! Play? Play...?"
Regia Marina: "This sounds like it's going to be a very bad idea."
Marine National: "You should have thought of that earlier."
Regia Marina: "Uh... are you going to help us?"
Marine Nationale: "No, we're going to point and laugh."
Royal Navy: "So pick your location. Anywhere at sea is fine."
Regia Marina: "No! I'm not coming out to play."
Royal Navy Destroyers: "Play? Play? Play! Play? Play...?"
Royal Navy: "Oh, that's unfortunate. Hey, is this Genoa?"
Regia Marina: "OW! No, don't do that, it's historic!"
Royal Navy: "Oh well. Hey look, Naples!"
Regia Marina: "Stoooop!"
Royal Navy Cruisers: "Hey, does anyone know who's merchant marine this is? It was left lying around."
Regia Marina: "It's mine. Let it go!"
Royal Navy Cruisers: "Haha no."
Royal Navy Destroyers: "Play? Play? Play! Play! Play!
Royal Navy: "Aren't you building ships in La Spezia?"
Regia Marina: "...yes...? Nononono!"
Royal Navy Destroyers: "Play? Play? Play! Play? Play...?"
Royal Navy: "Look at this cute little town called Livorno! Oops, it's burning."
Marine Nationale: "ROFLMAO."
Royal Navy: "Oh yeah, you've got this awesome place called Venice, too!"
Regia Marina: "No don't! Stop!"
Royal Navy: "Make me."
Regia Marina: "Okay, here I come!"
Royal Navy Destroyers: "Play? Play? Play! PlayPlayPlayNOMNOMNOMNOM."
Regia Marina: "Incoherent screaming."
Royal Navy: "And now the rest of the fleet..."
Regia Marina: "Incoherent screaming intensifies."
Warspite: "Hey look, more Battle Honours!"