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Archive Reference / Library Class No.DCC/SA/4/2/2
TitleWhitemoor Day Centre: DVD video footage of the visit of Diana, Princess of Wales
Date28 Apr 1992
DescriptionThe footage is in five segments:

(Duration: 5.46) Diana arrives and shakes hands with those assembled outside the centre to greet her. A wind band begins to play. Next scene: people using the centre are at work in a room. Diana enters and is greeted. She has a conversation with some of the people there.

(Duration: 5.53) Diana enters a larger room and is introduced to people who are using woodwork tools.
Diana takes her place in a row of seats. A woman emerges into the centre of the room and begins to perform Cinderella, from Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes, a poetical satire on well-known fairy tales.

(Duration: 5.54) This is followed by further performance including a dance piece performed to the tune of Thriller by Michael Jackson.

(Duration: 5.43) Ballroom dancing, as several couples perform in the same larger room. The performance over, Diana stands up and circulates the room meeting people and talking with them.

(Duration: 5.31) Crowds are gathered behind a barrier outside the Whitemoor Centre holding flags. They cheer as the princess emerges and greets some well-wishers before getting back into her car.
Extent1 item
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorDerbyshire County Council
Access ConditionsThese digital records can be viewed on the public computers at the record office in the Digital Repository, Born-Digital Archives folder.
FormatAudio-visual
Digital
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