Queen opens Silver Jubilee Walkway

Title

Queen opens Silver Jubilee Walkway

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

10 Nov 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:49

Description

Alison Hodgkins reports on the official opening of the final part of a 12-mile walk around London today by the Queen. Most of the Silver Jubilee Walkway has been open since 1977, with a guide and plaques giving historical details of landmarks. This last part is a specially constructed walkway along the South Bank. Includes interviews with Robert Shaw, Chairman of the Jubilee Trust; vox pop with Hither Green Primary School children who met the Queen.

Contributors

Alison Hodgkins; Robert Shaw

Keywords

London; Queen Elizabeth II; Royal family; Royalty; Royal jubilees; Schoolchildren; Cultural routes; Hither Green Primary School

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