Queen Mother celebrates 90th Birthday with visit to East End

Title
Queen Mother celebrates 90th Birthday with visit to East End
Genre
News report; Interview; Vox pop; Music
TX Date
2 Aug 1990
Year of production
1990
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Duration
00:03:25
Description
John Allen reports for LBC Newstalk Breakfast from Canning Town in the East End of London. The Queen Mother is celebrating her 90th birthday by revisiting Canning Town and Tower Hamlets 50 years after her morale-boosting visits during the Second World War. Local residents remember the bombings that happened in their town and speak of the restoration work that has taken place since the Queen Mother’s last visit. Includes the crowd singing Happy Birthday.
Contributors
John Allen; Ruth Gibbons; Laura Holmes; Steve Driscoll; Mary Lee; Victoria Bullock
Keywords
London; Tower Hamlets; Royal visits; Schools; Royal family; Second World War (1939-1945); Royalty; Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother; Birthdays; South Hallsville School; Canning Town; Hallsville School

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