1980s news clips - Intruder at Buckingham Palace

Title

1980s news clips - Intruder at Buckingham Palace

Genre

Speech; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

21 Jul 1982

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:42

Description

House of Commons statement by Home Secretary, Willie Whitelaw, following a major lapse of security at Buckingham Palace on 09/07/82 when an intruder gained access to the Queen’s bedchamber. He was later named as Michael Fagan. From a series of news clips from the 1980s used in a retrospective compilation at the end of the decade.

Contributors

William Whitelaw

Keywords

British; Queen Elizabeth II; Royal family; Royalty; Security; Buckingham Palace; Personal safety; Michael Fagan

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