US election: Ann Romney tells of her Welsh roots
29 August 2012 Last updated at 07:37 ET Help
The wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has spoken of her south Wales roots at the US Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
Ann Romney described how her miner grandfather in Nantyffyllon was determined to prevent his family going down the pit, and saw "hope and opportunity" in the US.
She spoke as her husband was officially selected as the Republican nominee for this year's US presidential election.
Earlier, on the plane to Tampa, Mrs Romney handed out Welsh cakes based on her grandmother's recipe.
By bbc.news
29 August 2012 Last updated at 07:37 ET Help
The wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has spoken of her south Wales roots at the US Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida.
Ann Romney described how her miner grandfather in Nantyffyllon was determined to prevent his family going down the pit, and saw "hope and opportunity" in the US.
She spoke as her husband was officially selected as the Republican nominee for this year's US presidential election.
Earlier, on the plane to Tampa, Mrs Romney handed out Welsh cakes based on her grandmother's recipe.
By bbc.news
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