LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Queen Beatrix

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Speech; Discussion

TX Date

May 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:25:01

Description

As Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is crowned, this programme looks at the life of Beatrix, and asks who is she? What are her attributes? What are her political views, and will she be popular? Her subjects including members of the Dutch parliament discuss how her rule will differ from previous royal heads, and how the public will perceive her. Includes excerpts from coronation ceremony.

Contributors

Neville Gray

Keywords

Coronations (events); Royalty; Netherlands; Queen Beatrix

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