It is thought to be the first time a city has been honoured in this way, but with the naming taking place at Liverpool’s Pier Head in front of the famous Three Graces, which include Cunard’s former headquarters, it seemed highly appropriate.
Picked to represent the city were five notable Liverpudlian women: Spice Girl Melanie C, broadcaster and community leader Ngunan Adamu, restaurant entrepreneur Natalie Haywood, Liverpool musician Jayne Casey, and British Olympian heptathlon athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson.
