Christopher Ship is an English journalist and presenter, currently working as the

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Royal Editor since 2017. He was the former Deputy Political Editor from 2013 to 2017. His position as Deputy Political Editor was filled by current Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana.

Early life and education

Ship was brought up in

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, and educated at Bellemoor School for Boys (since renamed Upper Shirley High School), a state

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in the city, where

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was a pupil, followed by the

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, where he studied Media and French.

Life and career

Ship was appointed senior political correspondent for the

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-produced service in 2008 - promoted from political correspondent, as part of a reshuffle of ITV's political team. Since early 2009, Ship has been a presenter of the '' ITV Weekend News''. Ship was given a new title of Deputy Political Editor in 2012. On 13 December 2016 it was announced Ship is to become Royal Editor from 2017, replacing the retiring Tim Ewart.Mary Nightingale to be sole anchor of ''ITV Evening News'' in 2017
Jasper Cox, Press Gazette, 13 December 2016 Since September 2019 he has also been a occasional relief presenter of the ''

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''.

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