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
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Thousands expected to see spectacle
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Event will be broadcast live online
The Queen’s role in nearly 90 years of cruise history
From Queen Mary to Britannia
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Ceremony will be broadcast to a virtual audience
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Clean Bandit, Jo Whiley, Sara Cox, Trevor Nelson and Alex James among the performers
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