Carriage clock to commemorate tours of Buckingham Palace

Title

Carriage clock to commemorate tours of Buckingham Palace

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

19 Jul 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:04:56

Description

The doors of Buckingham Palace are about to open for public tours again. To mark the occasion the crown jewellers Garrards have launched a limited edition carriage clock. Jeff Collins reports. Speaks to David Thomas of Garrards; John Steed, clockmaker at the firm; Dickie Arbiter on the palace tours and use of money to restore Windsor Castle after the fire in 1992.

Contributors

Dickie Arbiter; Jeff Collins; David Thomas; John Steed

Keywords

Tourism; Royalty; Clocks; Buckingham Palace; Garrards

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