LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

The Gorbachevs lunch with the Queen

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

7 Apr 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:35

Description

Lisa Hampele reports on the visit of Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife to Windsor Castle, where they had lunch with the Queen. Gorbachev confirms (through an interpreter) that he has invited the Queen to the Soviet Union. Audio is poor quality (background hissing noise).

Contributors

Lisa Hampele; Mikhail Gorbachev

Keywords

UK; British; USSR; International relations; Queen Elizabeth II; State visits; Royal family; Royalty; Windsor Castle; Mikhail Gorbachev; Raisa Gorbachev

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