Crown Jewels get new home in Tower

Title

Crown Jewels get new home in Tower

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

24 Mar 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:04:01

Description

The Crown Jewels have been moved to a new area in the Tower of London where they can be better displayed and more visitors will be able to see them. David Kermode reports from the Tower as the Queen officially opened the display. With reaction from the Governor of the Tower Major-General Christopher Tyler; curator of the Royal Palaces Dr Simon Furley(?); Chief Yeoman Warder, Beefeater Norman Jackson; trumpet fanfare. For Midday report, can be re-run later.

Contributors

David Kermode; Christopher Tyler; Simon Furley(?); Norman Jackson

Keywords

Tower of London; Queen Elizabeth II; Royal family; Royalty; Jewellery; Crown Jewels

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