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In March, attentions turn to the River Thames. On March 18, up to 400 crews will take part in the Head of the River Race between Mortlake and Putney; on March 26, Cambridge will take on Oxford in the Boat Race. The impact that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had on civilians is the subject of the Imperial War Museum’s ‘Ukraine: Photographs from the Frontline’ exhibition. Tickets are available until May 8 (). On March 11, Melita Thomas will kick off a, the nine-day Queen (), at Southwark Cathedral, with an in-depth look at her book (). On March 22, Sir David Bell will chair a , EC4 ().

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