Fergie gives birth

Title

Fergie gives birth

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

9 Aug 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:49

Description

George Matheson reports on the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson giving birth to her first child, a girl, at the exclusive Portland Hospital with Prince Andrew, Duke of York and her mother by her side. Includes vox pop with and three cheers from crowds outside the hospital; interviews with astrologist Martin Palmer on the lucky time of the birth- 8.18 p.m. on 08/08/88; her sister Jane Meakin speaking from home in Australia; John Holland, landlord of the Royal couple’s local village pub in Dummer, Hampshire.

Contributors

George Matheson; Martin Palmer; John Holland; Jane Meakin

Keywords

Hampshire; Royal family; Royalty; Births; Duchess of York; Sarah Ferguson; Prince Andrew; Princess Beatrice; Portland Hospital; Dummer

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