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World Service,01 Jun 2012,10 mins

Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Punk rock and the Queen

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In 1977, The Sex Pistols punk rock band mocked Britain's Silver Jubilee celebrations. They even wrote a song with the same title as the national anthem - God Save the Queen. (Image: The Sex Pistols - left to right - Paul Cook, Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones and Glen Matlock. Credit: Press Association)

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