LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Duchess visits Red Cross offices after Armenian earthquake

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

15 Dec 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:00

Description

Gareth Furby reports from the Red Cross control room in London where the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson has heard first hand details of the nightmare facing British rescue workers in Armenia following the earthquake in the Spitak region (07/12/88). Includes excerpt from telephone conversation featuring Duchess of York and aid worker; interviews with Red Cross workers, John Burke-Gaffney; Martin Fisher; David Wyatt.

Contributors

Sarah Ferguson; Gareth Furby; John Burke-Gaffney; Martin Fisher; David Wyatt

Keywords

Earthquakes; British; Charities; Royal visits; Royal family; Red Cross; Royalty; Armenia

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