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Prince Charles / Wales Investiture #6080

ABC Evening News for Tuesday, Jul 01, 1969
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(Studio) Bomb explodes in field near castle. 2 men killed when bomb explodes 35 mile from Caernarvon. 1 man throws egg at Prince Charles on street and crowd pounces on him. Crowd friendly. Film shown of police arresting a man. Queen Elizabeth and royal family shown. Charles gets symbols of office from Queen. [CHAS. - gives oath. Speaks Welsh. Hopes to live up to demands.]
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds narrates

(Studio) 500 million watched ceremony on TV.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

Reporter(s):
Reynolds, Frank
Duration:
00:05:20

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