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In Scotland today (12 October) Queen Elizabeth had to be protected from jostling students in an unprecedented scene at Stirling University, where she was opening a new building.

Police and members of the Royal Party held back a throng of demonstrators who shouted "Queen out!" sang obscene songs and at one point flung a stink bomb.

The students were complaining about the amount of money that was spent on the Queen's visit.

The Queen appeared unruffled through it all and a Buckingham Palace spokesman said this evening she was not unduly concerned by the activities of the demonstrators.

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Date original	12 October 1972
Duration	0.48
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Subset	Reuters TV - RTV Post 1957
Location	Sterling University, Scotland, UK
Sound	NATURAL & COMMENTARY
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1.	GV Queen through Admin block	0.03
2.	GV Students jeering & shouting	0.08
3.	SV Commotion as Queen among students	0.16
4.	SV Officials awaiting Queen	0.29
5.	SV & GV Queen among students & officials on lawn (3 shots)	0.48
	The ugly scenes occurred as the Queen was visiting the administration block and some students started banging on the windows shouting "Queen out." The scenes came during a four hour visit to the university. The students, many drinking beer and wine were almost everywhere the Queen went. Obscene songs were sung and a stink bomb was thrown a students protested at the amount of money spent on the visit. The Queen appeared unruffled and none of the students actually reached her. Special branch men moved in to stop the demonstration. Later, as the Queen was about to leave, the crowd spilled out onto the lawns and moved round her. Again police hold them back as they waved their fists and shouted abuse. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said this evening that the Queen was not involved in any of the scuffles, nor was she unduly concerned by the activities of the demonstrators."
	At Sterling University in Scotland on Thursday Queen Elizabeth had to be protected from shouting, jostling students, who were complaining that too much money was spent on her visit...
	The Queen was at the University to open a new Administration block. Some students banged on windows shouting "Queen out!" Groups of students, many drinking beer and wine, were almost everywhere the Queen went.
	The scenes were unprecedented. Some students sang obscene songs. At one point a stink-bomb was thrown. But now of the students actually reached the Queen, who appeared unruffled by the commotion. A Buckingham Palace spokesman said later she was not unduly concerned by the demonstrators' activities.

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