LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Queen unveils new M25 bridge

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

30 Oct 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:40

Description

Karen Mills and an unidentified male reporter on the Queen’s opening of the new privately funded Queen Elizabeth II bridge in London to get around the Dartford Tunnel. With fanfares; singing of national anthem; Roads Minister Christopher Chope speech; opening speech by Her Majesty.

Contributors

Queen Elizabeth II; Christopher Chope; Karen Mills

Keywords

Royal family; Royalty; Bridges; Building construction; Private finance; National anthems; Traffic flow

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