Royal couple visit Welsh flood victims

Title

Royal couple visit Welsh flood victims

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Mar 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

Report on the Prince and Princess of Wales’s visit to the flooded coastal areas of Clwyd, North Wales, talking to people who have lost their homes. Many evacuees are still in the emergency centre set up in an ancient castle, wondering when they will be allowed home. Prince Charles says people are bearing up remarkably well. Flood victim, Alan Benson commends Princess Diana’s behaviour whilst visiting. Margaret Brown, another resident, says the visit lifted the community’s spirits. From Towyn, Phil Edwards reports.

Contributors

Prince Charles; Phil Edwards; Prince of Wales; Margaret Brown; Alan Benson

Keywords

Weather; Storms; Damage; Flood damage; Children (age group); Royal visits; Wales; Royal family; Royalty; Prince Charles; Natural disasters; Evacuation; Princess Diana; Princess of Wales; Prince of Wales; Clwyd; Towyn

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