Dresden reconciliation service

Title

Dresden reconciliation service

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

23 Oct 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:46

Description

Catherine Field reports from Dresden in Germany following the official visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh for a service of remembrance at Kreuzkirche Cathedral aimed at reconciliation for the carpet bombing by allied bombers during the Second World War. It followed German Federal President Richard von Weizsacker’s visit to Coventry for a similar service. Includes excerpts from sermon (in German) by Prince Philip and by Kurt Biedenkopf, Saxony’s premier (in English); vox pop with female members of congregation.

Contributors

Prince Philip; Kurt Biedenkopf; Catherine Field

Keywords

UK; Great Britain; International relations; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip; Royal visits; Germany; Coventry; Royal family; Second World War (1939-1945); Royalty; Aerial bombardment; Reminiscence; Church services; Dresden; German (language)

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