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7th June 1977: Queen Elizabeth II lights a bonfire on Snow Hill, Windsor Great Park, the first of 102 flaming beacons which will blaze across the UK, from Jersey to Shetland, in celebration of her Silver Jubilee. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

7th June 1977:  Queen Elizabeth II lights a bonfire on Snow Hill, Windsor Great Park, the first of 102 flaming beacons which will blaze across the UK, from Jersey to Shetland, in celebration of her Silver Jubilee.  (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)