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Silver Jubilee

A Silver Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 25th anniversary.

In the United Kingdom, a Silver Jubilee is held in a monarch's 25th year (followed by a Golden Jubilee after 50 years). Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee was in 1977.

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