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Molly Dowrick

RARE PHOTOS: Queen broke 600 year tradition with touching music request after september 11 attacks | Vintage Vibes

As the world mourns the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, people continue to share special and uplifting stories of the things did did during a 70-year reign. On the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attack, when nearly 3000 people lost their lives in and around New York City, a poignant moment has resurfaced of the way the Queen led tributes.

The monarch broke with a 600-year-old tradition and directed the Coldstream Guards to play the American national anthem The Star Spangled Banner during the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, two days after the 9/11 attacks.

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