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◊ 2017-03-06 19:29 |
22 minute report on November visit to newly-independent Sierra Leone taken from The Queen on Tour (COI Collection Volume Seven) 2-dvd set. Can't find a full copy online but first 3 minutes here and parallel newsreel reports on youtube with some overlapping footage such as this one. Very much the usual format, but slight impression at some points that this was a genuine celebration by happy Sierra Leonans alongside all the stage management and formality. Liz and Phil arrived and departed on the Britannia accompanied by two destroyers and a frigate, so no planes involved. Also means ample opportunity to bring some of her UK cars with her, with 2 obvious candidates and a possible third. |
◊ 2017-03-06 23:32 |
dsl, I must say, I really enjoy looking at these old short reports, they are very interesting. |
◊ 2017-03-07 00:00 |
I like them as well - fascinating insights into old attitudes and histories. And they go to lots of unusual (for us) places, so you never know what might pop up. |
◊ 2017-03-07 00:42 |
What's specific "made for WAL" at all listed vehicles? |
◊ 2017-03-07 00:46 |
Novelty value. We've never used that code before. And there would be lots of tweaks for tropical spec compared to UK. |