Witness History: Archive 2012 - Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Punk rock and the Queen

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

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)

Published on Friday, 1st June 2012.

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