Letter bomb addressed to Prince Charles

Title

Letter bomb addressed to Prince Charles

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

6 May 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:02:57

Description

Report on the discovery of a letter bomb at the Royal Mail West Central sorting office in central London, addressed to Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. The report also examines royal security, following a press expose over phone-tapping. Journalist, Simon Regan comments. Male reporter not identified; male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Simon Regan

Keywords

London; Postal services; Terrorism; Press; Great Britain; Mass media; Royal family; Royalty; Prince Charles; Security; Buckingham Palace; Journalists; Bombs; Explosives; Royal Mail; Publications; Right to privacy; Prince of Wales; Surveillance; Simon Regan

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