Veteran ends hunger strike

Title

Veteran ends hunger strike

Genre

Interview

TX Date

13 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:09

Description

70 year-old war veteran Andy Burgess talks about his hunger strike over Prince Philip attending the funeral of Japan’s Emperor Hirohito, why he has ended it after receiving a letter from the Queen and whether he feels he achieved anything by it. Taken from Swansea Sound. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Swansea Sound; Andy Burgess

Keywords

Political protests; Demonstrations; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip; Funerals; Royal family; Second World War (1939-1945); Royalty; Japan; Hunger; Veterans (Armed Forces); Emperor Hirohito

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