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RCOD 273-30 39413-50 Ari Up of the Slits wearing Jubilee pants. Obligatory credit - CAMERA PRESS/ Caroline Coon *HIGHER FEES*. Ari Up, of the all-girl punk band the Slits, is pictured here wearing her infamous 1977 Silver Jubilee pants over skin tight trousers. The Queen's Silver Jubilee came at a time when the punk movement was peaking in Britain and gave it even more amunition to make their anarchic lyrics and anti-establishment politics have more of an impact. The Sex Pistols' single 'God save the Queen', though banned on radio and tv, managed to get to number two in the charts on Jubilee week. To add to this, they played a gig on a boat on the Thames as the Queens's celebration were in full swing. (KEYSTONE/CAMERA PRESS/Caroline Coon)