Speculation over royal bugging

Title

Speculation over royal bugging

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

13 May 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:34

Description

Report on speculation over whether intelligence service MI5 bugged the Princess of Wales and Prince of Wales, Princess Diana and Prince Charles at Highgrove House following audio tapes being received by The Sun newspaper. Comments from Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke; shadow Home Secretary Tony Blair; royal journalist James Whitaker; Vice- Chairman of the Conservative Home Affairs Committee Sir John Wheeler; Labour MP Clive Soley. Political correspondent Kevin Murphy reports. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

Kenneth Clarke; Clive Soley; Tony Blair; Kevin Murphy; James Whitaker

Keywords

Newspapers; The Sun; Mass media; Espionage; Royal family; Royalty; Prince Charles; Audio tapes; Intelligence service; Interception of communication; Princess Diana; Princess of Wales; Prince of Wales; Highgrove House

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