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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Meredith Clark

Americans remember Queen Elizabeth II’s tribute to 9/11 victims at Buckingham Palace

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As tributes pour in for Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away at age 96 on Thursday, Americans are remembering how the longest-reigning monarch broke a centuries-old tradition following the Sept 11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

Since the 17th century, the Changing of the Guard ceremony – which currently takes place outside Buckingham Palace – has been marked by traditional British music played from the Bands of the Household Division.

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