Paying public to enter Buckingham Palace

Title

Paying public to enter Buckingham Palace

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

6 May 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

The Queen is to allow the paying public into Buckingham Palace for 8 weeks at £8 a time to help pay for repairs to fire damaged Windsor Castle, Kevin Murphy reports on what people will see. UK Heritage Secretary Peter Brooke on the Royal Collection of art on display; archive speech by the Queen on her annus horribilus in 1992; and comment from spokeswoman for the London Tourist Board Alison Baldock(?). Audio is in mono.

Contributors

Queen Elizabeth II; Peter Brooke; Kevin Murphy; Alison Baldock(?)

Keywords

London; Fires; Tourist attractions; Queen Elizabeth II; Finance; Royal family; Royalty; Buckingham Palace; Art; Royal income; Art collections; Windsor Castle; Palaces; Fire damage; Castles; Public admission

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