LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Royal Yacht Britannia arrives for VJ day celebrations

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

16 Aug 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:03:02

Description

Alison Hodgkins reports on the arrival of the Royal Yacht Britannia to the Pool of London for the 50th anniversary VJ day celebrations. Likely to be one of the last of its engagement as it will be decommissioned in 1997. Speaks to Roy Aylott, City Engineer at the Corporation of London on the raising of Tower Bridge and how it is a tourist attraction.

Contributors

Alison Hodgkins; Roy Aylott

Keywords

London; Second World War (1939-1945); Tower Bridge; Yachts; Royal Yacht Britannia; VJ Day; Commemorative events; Pool of London; Anniversaries

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