Kennedy Memorial: Britain Dedicates Tone At Runnynede
Kennedy Memorial: Britain Dedicates Tone At Runnynede
There is a little corner of England that will always be American. At Runnymede, Queen Elizabeth escorts Mrs. John F. Kennedy and her children to ceremonies dedicating a Memorial to the assassinated President. The monument is a seven-ton block of Portland stone resting in a three-acre meadow that has been deeded to the United States. It was here at Runnymede in 1215 that the barons of England forced King John to sign the Magna Carta - a document that is the basis of all freedom we enjoy today. What better place for a memorial to a man who belonged to all free men and will be ever mourned by them. A little corner of England's country side. MS - Jacqueline Kennedy and her two young children, Caroline and John Jr. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are walking with the Kennedy family. MS - A large block of stone with an honor guard standing at each end of the block. CU - An American Sailor and a British Sailor. MS - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are walking with Jacqueline and her children down a walk way approaching the monument. CU - The words inscribed on the Portland Stone. MS - Profiles of the Queen, Prince and Kennedy family. CU - Jacqueline and her children. MS - Jacqueline shaking hands with Prime Minister Wilson, Dean Rusk and the former Prime Minister of England, Harold McMillen. MS - The audience of people in attendance. Queen Elizabeth II, "This acre of English soil in now bequeath in perpetuity to the American people. In memory of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy who in death my people still mourn and whom in life they loved and admired." (Applause) MS - The Queen, Prince and the Kennedy's leaving the site of the Kennedy Memorial. CU - Jacqueline Kennedy and Prince Phillip. CU - American Sailor MS - Jacqueline Kennedy and Prince Phillip stop briefly to look at the Memorial.