Cunard’s Queen Anne set for Royal rendezvous in Liverpool

Her arrival is expected to attract huge crowds to vantage points on both sides of the river as Liverpool prepares to host the LFC victory parade.

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00:00Liverpool is set to welcome Cunard's newest ship back to its spiritual home next week

00:05for the first time since her spectacular naming ceremony at Pierhead.

00:10Queen Anne's return to the River Mersey on Monday 26th May marks the start of global celebrations

00:16across the Cunard fleet to celebrate this year's 185th anniversary of the line's first

00:22transatlantic crossing leaving Liverpool in 1840.

00:25Her rivals expect her to attract huge crowds to vantage points on both sides of the river

00:31as Liverpool prepares to host LFC Premier League Champions Parade later that day.

00:36The ship's due alongside at Cruiseport Liverpool by midday where she'll form a magnificent backdrop

00:42to the parade celebrations when the Reds' motorcade reaches the waterfront.

00:47Queen Anne dedicated to the City of Liverpool by Cunard at her naming ceremony last June

00:52remains alongside overnight.

00:53The following day, Tuesday 27th May, Cunard will be honoured when Her Royal Highness the

01:00Princess Royal makes a special visit to the ship marking the official start of the 185 celebrations.

01:07Later that day, a special Sea of Glamour photographic exhibition curated by renowned photographer and

01:13filmmaker Mary McCartney will open at the Royal Liver Building.

01:16The exhibition features 185 images charting the Cunard timeline and some of the many milestones

01:25in its unique maritime history and bond with the City of Liverpool.

01:29The 185th image will be of the five Liverpool icons chosen to represent the City of the Queen Anne naming.

01:36Queen Anne, the latest of Cunard's four queens in service, visits Liverpool as part of a round Britain voyage.