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It was the week that saw the opening of the Underground Jubilee line in 1979 and the murder of the BBC presenter Jill Dando in 1999, a case that remains unsolved.
In 1979, Prince Charles opened the Underground Jubilee line, the only one that links to every other tube line. Originally, the silver line was named the Fleet line, but it was changed to reflect Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee, which marked the 25th anniversary of the Queen’s reign in 1977.
In 1999, BBC Crimewatch presenter and journalist Jill Dando was fatally shot outside her home in Fulham. The inquest that followed her death was the largest ever carried out by the Metropolitan Police. A local resident, Barry George, was convicted and arrested for the murder. However, eight years later, he was acquitted on appeal. The murder case remains unsolved.
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