Queen Camilla has opened a hospital emergency department, unveiling a plaque and speaking about her first-hand experience at Great Western Hospital in Swindon, The Queen greeted hospital staff, patients and a dog during her visit. Camilla mentioned her personal connection to the hospital where she said some of her friends and grandchildren were, and where she gave birth to her daughter 47 years ago. Report by Faragt. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00I think we need most of them. Dr. Livert, I'd like to see how you're getting your sideshow.
00:30Hello, how are you? You're the chief. Goodness, I hope I'm taking you away from the site.
00:36No, no, it's fine to be here. I've only seen you since.
00:40No, I've seen you since. Hang on.
00:45Nice to see you. You're all welcome here.
00:48Hello. Nice to see you.
00:50Hello. Nice to see you.
00:57Hello there. How are you? Nice to meet you. I'm feeling very guilty. I'm sure you're all needed.
01:11Oh no, plenty of people. Plenty of us to help.
01:15Hello Carol. Very nice to see you.
01:18Hello. And Kim. So what are all the different colours?
01:23So I'm the senior sister.
01:26Hello.
01:29Say hello.
01:33Say hello.
01:36Hello.
01:39That's the Queen there.
01:43Oh, that's right.
01:47Hello.
02:10Hello.
02:12Hello.
02:16Hello.
02:19Do you come and cheer up people?
02:21We do. Our job is to make people smile.
02:24We're very grateful.
02:26I'm sure you make people feel a lot better.
02:33Fantastic. So is this the first visit you've had?
02:36Well, no, we were here a couple of weeks ago and she's got a nerve allergy.
02:42So what's your doggy called?
02:45You don't know. He doesn't really have a name, does he?
02:48He's just a doggy.
02:50What noise does he make?
02:52Woof.
02:53He says woof.
02:55He's Woof the doggy.
02:57Is that what we should call him? Should we call him Woof the doggy?
03:00Woof.
03:02So, I don't know.
03:05Hello.
03:07Hello.
04:09I'd like to start by thanking Her Majesty for coming to Swindon today to officially
04:38open our Emergency and Urgent Care Departments. It's truly an honour to have you here.
04:45Thank you for making the time to come to our hospital and for spending so much time with
04:49our staff and patients. I know they really appreciate this.
04:54Thank you also to all of our staff, even those on the top floor, who are here today to mark
04:59this important occasion in our history. And thank you for all of the work that you do
05:04to care for our local communities. I'm really pleased that we're able to be joined, I think
05:10some outside, some in, by a number of pupils from Battery Park Primary School and our local
05:15nursery who are here today. And I'd now like to invite the very special pupil, Latoya,
05:20to come up and help us unveil the ceremonial plaque.
05:50Before I go, can I just say a few words. I'm so impressed by this new A&E unit. I have had very good feedback because I've had friends who've come here and grandchildren who've been here on several occasions.
06:08So I quite often get pictures saying, guess who I am, back in A&E Swindon. So I know it quite well.
06:16I was thinking that I probably haven't been inside this hospital for 47 years since I had my daughter here. So that was a few years ago.
06:27But I really wanted to congratulate everybody who's done such a brilliant job with this place.
06:33Obviously all wonderful people who work here. And I do know, as I say, from first-hand experience, the difference you're making to this part of the country.
06:43So congratulations to you all. Thank you very much.
08:17I know. I should know by now.