Portsmouth's key role in Queen's Silver Jubilee | Nostalgia

A fleet review at Spithead, a walkabout in Portsmouth and dozens of street parties – in June 1977 the city, and indeed the nation, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Queen acceding to the throne.

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The Queen on a walkabout in Portsmouth during her Silver Jubilee tour of Great Britain in June 1977. Picture: PAplaceholder image
The Queen on a walkabout in Portsmouth during her Silver Jubilee tour of Great Britain in June 1977. Picture: PA

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