Events, Host Broadcast & Media Services Case Study 

​​HM Queen Elizabeth II Foreign & Commonwealth Office Visit

On December 18th 2012 HM Queen Elizabeth II was invited to attend a presentation at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commemorating the end of her Diamond Jubilee year. 



Hosted by Foreign Secretary William Hague, the Royal visit included a special announcement that the southern part of the British

Antarctic Territory has been named Queen Elizabeth Land in honour of the Diamond Jubilee.

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The Foreign and Commonwealth office asked Feltech to assist with this prestigious occasion, both filming the presentation and live relay of the footage around the FCO’s central distribution network.



Utilising the in-house IPTV network that Feltech installed on the FCO’s behalf in 2010 to distribute the footage throughout the site, the team were able to ensure all staff around King Charles Street and the Old Admiralty Building could view events as they happened.  This is the first time that the IPTV system has been used to distribute live coverage of an event to FCO staff and came about at Feltech’s suggestion.





 

 

A temporary PA system was also installed in the acoustically challenging Durbar Court to enhance the sound for the 500 staff in attendance.
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Presenting the Queen with a map of the Territory William Hague said: “As a mark of this country’s gratitude to the Queen for her service, we are naming a part of the British Antarctic Territory in her honour as ‘Queen Elizabeth Land’."
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“The British Antarctic Territory is a unique and important member of the network of fourteen UK Overseas Territories. To be able to recognise the UK’s commitment to Antarctica with a permanent association with Her Majesty is a great honour.”