45 years ago we celebrated the Queen’s Silver Jubilee with a street party in Gospel Oak

Anyone recognise the young man in this picture? He still lives in the same street having by bought the house next door to enlarge his Victorian terraced cottage

45 years later son sat at Scott’s this lunchtime and watched a replica golden coach and horses (hired by the restaurant to delight their diners) pass by as they ate

I think we had more fun in the old days with our sack races, plates of sandwiches and plenty of bunting. This house in a nearby village was well kitted out the other day

I salute the Queen and wish her many more healthy years reigning over us!

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