LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Anthony Eden memorial service

Genre

News report; Interview; Tribute; Obituary

TX Date

Feb 1977

Year of production

1977

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Duration

00:03:47

Description

Christopher Hourmouzious reporting from the memorial service in Westminster Abbey for former UK Prime Minister Anthony Eden. Includes tributes from Eden’s colleague, former Deputy Prime Minister Lord (Rab) Butler, and Conservative MP Norman St John-Stevas, who discuss Eden’s contribution as Foreign Secretary, including his role in the Suez crisis, and his personal qualities.

Contributors

Rab Butler; Christopher Hourmouzious; Norman St John-Stevas

Keywords

Deaths; Politics; Conservative Party; Prime ministers; Funerals; Foreign policy; Anthony Eden; Suez Crisis (1956)

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