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The Osbournes Conquers Britain

Phil Sutcliffe, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2002

PICTURE THIS. It's next Monday night at Buckingham Palace, the grand finale of Queen Elizabeth II's jubilee concert. Stars of the British rock'n'roll firmament crowd the platform to sing loyal choruses of All You Need Is Love, and there stands our austere monarch centre-stage arm-in-arm with ... it can't be. But it is. Rock's Prince Of Darkness (retired). It's Ozzy Osbourne.

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