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Royal Yacht Britannia arrives for VJ day celebrations

Title
Royal Yacht Britannia arrives for VJ day celebrations
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
16 Aug 1995
Year of production
1995
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Duration
00:03:02
Description
Alison Hodgkins reports on the arrival of the Royal Yacht Britannia to the Pool of London for the 50th anniversary VJ day celebrations. Likely to be one of the last of its engagement as it will be decommissioned in 1997. Speaks to Roy Aylott, City Engineer at the Corporation of London on the raising of Tower Bridge and how it is a tourist attraction.
Contributors
Alison Hodgkins; Roy Aylott
Keywords
London; Second World War (1939-1945); Tower Bridge; Yachts; Royal Yacht Britannia; VJ Day; Commemorative events; Pool of London; Anniversaries

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