Prince Edward opens 14th Commonwealth games

Title

Prince Edward opens 14th Commonwealth games

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

24 Jan 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:20

Description

George Matheson reports from the Mount Smart stadium, Auckland, New Zealand after Prince Edward officially opened the Commonwealth games amid fears of protests. Includes speech by Prince Edward opening the games.

Contributors

Prince Edward; George Matheson

Keywords

Sports competitions; New Zealand; Athletics; Commonwealth of Nations; Athletes; Royal family; Royalty; Commonwealth games; Sportsmen; Sportswomen; Auckland

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