LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Press Council hearing into Lady Di coverage

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

4 Dec 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:26

Description

Report on a Press Council hearing examining alleged newspaper intrusion into the life of Lady Diana Spencer following her rumoured engagement with Prince of Wales, Prince Charles. Includes interviews with Paul Hopkins, editor of The Star; Bob Edwards, Sunday Mirror; Patrick Neill QC, Chairman of the Press Council. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Bob Edwards; Paul Hopkins; Patrick Neill

Keywords

Newspapers; Mass media; Royal family; Royalty; Prince Charles; Relationships; Right to privacy; Diana Spencer; Prince of Wales; Press coverage; Press Council

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