Martin Flannery MP on Princess Margaret remarks about Irish

Title

Martin Flannery MP on Princess Margaret remarks about Irish

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Oct 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:17

Description

Interview with Labour MP, Martin Flannery on Princess Margaret’s remarks about the Irish. She is reported to have referred to the Irish as pigs during a visit to America shortly after the assassination of her uncle, Lord Mountbatten of Burma. Flannery hopes the affair was mis-reported and feels that the royal family have a responsibility to refrain from making such remarks. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Martin Flannery

Keywords

USA; Northern Ireland; IRA; Louis Mountbatten; Royal family; Royalty; Princess Margaret; National stereotypes

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