Queen Mother 90th Birthday report

Title

Queen Mother 90th Birthday report

Genre

News report; Interview; Tribute

TX Date

31 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:56

Description

Report on the Queen Mother’s 90th Birthday. Londoners will pay special tribute to the Queen Mother when she visits the East End of the city 50 years after doing so during the Blitz. Speakers are Blitz survivor Bill Bartley; Curate of All Saints Church, Bill Shergold; the Queen Mother. We’ll Meet Again, sung by Vera Lynn, plays at end of report. Clayre Gribben reports.

Contributors

Clayre Gribben; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Bill Bartley; Bill Shergold

Keywords

London; Royal visits; Royal family; Second World War (1939-1945); Royalty; Aerial bombardment; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Birthdays; Commemorative events

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