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12/03/1949
News bulletin. Devastated during the Blitz, Coventry welcomes Princess Elizabeth, who has arrived to mark the regeneration of the city. (1949)
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Sat 12 Mar 194911:00
BBC Television Service
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Princess Elizabeth at Coventry and Oxford
Duration: 06:50
Did You Know?
The Medieval Parish Church Cathedral of St Michael was one of the victims of a Luftwaffe attack on Coventry on 14 November 1940. The decision to build a new cathedral beside the ruins of the old was taken the next day and was intended as a symbol of hope for the future.
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Broadcast
- Sat 12 Mar 194911:00BBC Television Service
Princess Elizabeth Collection
Clips from this programme are available as part of the Princess Elizabeth Collection
