Memorial ceremony for WPC Yvonne Fletcher

Title

Memorial ceremony for WPC Yvonne Fletcher

Genre

News report; Interview; Tribute

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:04:26

Description

Report on the ceremony unveiling a memorial for WPC Yvonne Fletcher, shot and killed last year during a demonstration outside the Libyan Embassy in London, and whose death led to a police siege of the embassy and the breaking of diplomatic relations with Libya. Includes tribute by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; interview with Fletcher’s friends Gary and Doreen Cole; band music. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Margaret Thatcher; Gary Cole; Doreen Cole

Keywords

Deaths; London; Embassies and consulates; Homicide; Police personnel; Embassy buildings; Yvonne Fletcher; Libya; Sieges; Memorials

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