Five Liverpool icons will name Queen Anne on behalf of the city, which is revealed as the new Cunard ship’s ‘godparent’
Thousands will watch ceremony
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Andrea Bocelli, Craig Charles and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic join the naming ceremony for Cunard’s new Queen Anne
Godparent remains a mystery
Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham pays tribute to 107-year-old grandad as she names Sun Princess
She savours the moment in Barcelona
Celebrity couple Matt and Emma Willis to host naming of Cunard ship Queen Anne in Liverpool – but who will smash the bottle?
Thousands expected to see spectacle
Below Deck’s Captain Sandy and her sister Michelle to be godmothers to Celebrity Ascent
Pair will name the ship in December
New P&O Cruises ship Arvia to be named at beachside ceremony in Barbados in March
Event will be broadcast live online
Gary Barlow to perform after Dame Irene Hays names new P&O Cruises ship Iona in Southampton on May 16
Ceremony will be broadcast to a virtual audience
Jeroboam of English sparkling wine will be used to christen new Saga Cruises ship
Grapes are grown in Kent
Holly Willoughby, Craig David and Nile Rodgers to lead party at MSC Bellissima naming celebrations in Southampton
Sophia Loren will christen the ship
Celebrity Edge sister ship to be named in Southampton and make first voyages from the UK port in April 2020
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