In mid-December 1941, Duke of York transported Prime Minister Winston Churchill to the United States to meet President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Between March and September 1942 Duke of York was involved with convoy escort duties, but in October she was dispatched to Gibraltar where she became the flagship of Force H. In October 1942, Duke of York was involved in the Allied invasion of North Africa, but saw little action as her role only required her to protect the accompanying aircraft carriers. Following this, Duke of York was involved in Operations Camera and Governor which were diversionary operations designed to draw the Germans' attention away from Operation Husky. On 4 October Duke of York was involved along with her sister-ship Anson in covering a force of Allied cruisers and destroye