LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

The Queen Mother in person

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Vox pop; Advertisement

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1990

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Duration

01:03:47

Description

Radio broadcast of London Weekend Television’s programme The Queen Mother In Person, the show looks at the Queen Mother at the Royal Lodge Windsor around her 90th birthday. Looking at events of her her life; public appearances; keenness on gardening; her houses; association with the military; passion for travel; relationship with Prince Charles, Prince of Wales; and visits to the East End during the Blitz and on her birthday. Includes Sir Martin Gilliat and Lord Mickey Newborough and the public speaking about the Queen Mother and her speaking herself. Also includes adverts for ITV and commercial products. Originally broadcast on ITV and a brief part of the next programme, A Harmless Vanity follows.

Contributors

ITV; LWT; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; Martin Gilliat; Mickey Newborough

Keywords

London; Queen Elizabeth II; Royal visits; Royal family; Second World War (1939-1945); Royalty; King George VI; Prince Charles; Royal weddings; Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; East End; Birthdays; Prince of Wales; Royal household

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