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Duchess of Kent visits backstage with Shirley Bassey, Jack Benny and George Burns
Bassey, Benny, Burns and Beauty: London: Following the Royal Variety performance at the Prince of Wales Theater in London on November 6, 1961, members of the British Royal Family, including the Duchess of Kent (R), visited backstage. Here, singer Shirley Bassey and comedians Jack Benny and George Burns (left to right) meet the Duchess. (UPI Photo/Files)

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Flags-In Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch