Commonwealth Garden Party

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Location

Hillsborough

Year

1964

Date

Production 17/06/1964

Length

48sec

Audio

mute

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Digitised as part of the UTV Archive Partnership Project (ITV, Northern Ireland Screen and PRONI)

Courtesy

Department for Communities, ITV, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

This garden party was thrown by the Northern Ireland government to a group of 28 guests from various countries of the British Commonwealth. Taking place at Government House in Hillsborough, the guests would then travel onto Portrush the following day before walking the Derry Walls. Representatives included visitors from Australia, Uganda, Pakistan and Canada, while Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O'Neill and his wife were present to welcome them.

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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