D-Day commemorations

Title

D-Day commemorations

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

5 Jun 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:56

Description

Chris Carnegy reports on the D-Day 50th anniversary commemorations in the UK. Includes US President Bill Clinton speech at a Cambridgeshire thanksgiving service on US and UK working together in the Second World War; from Southsea event excerpts of speeches by Prime Minister John Major; Queen Elizabeth II; Archbishop of Canterbury Dr George Carey. Also excerpt of sermon onboard Canberra and vox pop with a veteran of the landings describing his feelings at the time.

Contributors

Queen Elizabeth II; John Major; Bill Clinton; George Carey; Chris Carnegy

Keywords

USA; Armed forces; International relations; Royal family; Second World War (1939-1945); Royalty; Military operations; Operation Overlord (1944); Wars (events); Cambridgeshire; Commemorative events; Anniversaries; Veterans (Armed Forces); Southsea

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