Prince Charles visits East End

Title

Prince Charles visits East End

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

8 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:49

Description

Michael O’Neill reports on a visit by the Prince of Wales (Prince Charles) to a run-down area of London’s East End. On a visit 18 months ago the prince attacked what he called the appalling sweat-shop conditions in the mainly Bengali community. Today he saw the results of a million and a half pounds of investment from the nearby City institutions. Includes statements by Prince Charles; interviews with male workers (not identified); Peter Hill, Lloyd’s insurers.

Contributors

Prince Charles; Prince of Wales; Michael O’Neill; Peter Hill

Keywords

London; Urban regeneration; Business enterprises; Royal visits; Royal family; Royalty; City of London; East End; Urban development; Business development; Bengali; Lloyd’s of London

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