World War II - Princess Elizabeth broadcast

Title

World War II - Princess Elizabeth broadcast

Genre

Speech

TX Date

13 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:42

Description

Archive recording of Princess Elizabeth, aged 14 (later Queen Elizabeth II), broadcasting on BBC Children’s Hour to British child evacuees (13/10/39). The recording was broadcast on LBC to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the start of the Second World War, is extracted from the BBC record: The Second World War, and is therefore subject to BBC copyright restrictions.

Contributors

Queen Elizabeth II; BBC; Princess Elizabeth

Keywords

UK; Great Britain; Children (age group); Speeches; Royal family; Second World War (1939-1945); Royalty; Evacuation; Anniversaries; Evacuees

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