Gulf War memorial service

Title

Gulf War memorial service

Genre

News report; Speech; Music

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:47

Description

Report on a Gulf War memorial service in Scotland, attended by the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prime Minister John Major and the families of soldiers who died fighting in the Gulf. The fallen troops are remembered in readings by Flight Lieutenant John Peters, who was captured and paraded on Iraqi television during the war, and Archbishop of York, John Habgood. The Right Reverend Professor Robert Davidson also prays aloud with a Jewish, a Christian and a Muslim child. A piper plays a lament. Female reporter not identified (poss. Lynne Mennie).

Contributors

John Habgood; John Peters; Lynne Mennie?; Robert Davidson

Keywords

Deaths; Scotland; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip; Royal family; Royalty; Soldiers; John Major; Commemorative events; Church services; Gulf War (1990-1991)

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