Historical information
A recording made by H.R.H. Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh for Legacy Week in 1973 so that could be broadcast on TV.
1973 was the 50th Anniversary of Legacy. The text of the Prince's television message is:
'This is the 50th Anniversary of the foundation of Legacy which grew from some 14 members in Melbourne to more than 6,000 throughout Australia and now looks after 85,000 widows and 34,000 children of deceased ex-servicemen.
This is a remarkable achievement and I think that Legacy is well known all over Australia for the very valuable work which it does for the widows of ex-servicemen and their children.
I think that people have gone off to war and they have sacrificed themselves for things they believe in but they are always anxious, most anxious, about the people that they leave behind - their wives and their children.
It's possible, of course, to set cup Government organisation to look after them, and to provide for them, but it needs something more than that. It needs the relationship which has gone because the father is no longer there and this is really the purpose of Legacy - to provide that essential personal element in looking after the widows of the men who went off to war and their children.
I would like to congratulate Legacy on continuing this very fine work for 50 years and I hope that it will go on to do as well in the next 50 years.'
Significance
A record that the 50th Anniversary was a significant milestone and the occasion was marked by a broadcast by Prince Philip.
Physical description
White cardboard box with the Klarion Enterprises logo containing a spool of video tape and a sheet of yellow foolscap paper as a media release with the transcript of the recording of Prince Philip for Legacy Week.
Inscriptions & markings
Label,"Legacy Week" 1973. Message given by H.R.H. Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh.
(In red type) Note: Please DO NOT RELEASE before 6P.M. On Sunday 2/9/73. Thereafter it may be used as frequently as considered appropriate throughout "Legacy Week".
