Princess Diana visits Purley rail crash survivors

Title

Princess Diana visits Purley rail crash survivors

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

6 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:38

Description

Michael O’Neill reports on the visit of Princess Diana, Princess of Wales to survivors of the Purley train crash at South London’s Mayday University Hospital. Dr Cambere Hashami(?) says survivors are plagued with nightmares; victims Jean McAllister and Steve Chilcraft(?) say the visit was a great boost. The princess also met 4 year old James Watson and train driver Robert Morgan.

Contributors

Michael O’Neill; Cambere(?) Hashami(?); Jean McAllister; Steve Chilcraft(?)

Keywords

London; Hospitals; Royal visits; Trains; Royal family; Royalty; Railway accidents; Princess Diana; Princess of Wales; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Purley; Mayday University Hospital; Robert Morgan; James Watson; Purley station railway accident (1989)

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