Queen Elizabeth II and the Pistols have been linked since the punk pioneers released the song 'God Save the Queen' during the 1977 Silver Jubilee that marked the monarch's 25 years on the throne.
FILE - A promotional poster for the 1977 single God Save The Queen by the Sex Pistols on display, during a photo-op ahead of a rock and pop memorabilia auction, in central London, Thursday June 25, 2009. Members of the band that rhymed"God save the queen" with"fascist regime" and"she ain't no human being" have mellowed over the years.
It's a far cry from 1977, when"God Save the Queen" was launched on the jubilee weekend with an anarchic Sex Pistols gig on a riverboat — the Queen Elizabeth — that was cut short by London police. Other cultural institutions are also getting in on the jubilee action. Auctioneer Christie's is selling two Andy Warhol screen prints of the queen. Rival Sotheby's is offering a lightbox portrait of the queen by Chris Levine and Jamie Reid's now-iconic artwork for the Pistols'"God Save the Queen," showing the monarch's face covered in ransom-note lettering.
Pop music — nothing too edgy — is playing a central part in this week's jubilee festivities. A concert outside Buckingham Palace on Saturday will feature artists including Elton John, Alicia Keys, Duran Duran and Diana Ross, while Ed Sheeran is due to perform at Television series"The Crown" has mined the queen's long reign for drama, and blurred the lines between fact and fiction for millions of viewers.
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