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On this day in Jamaican history: Princess Margaret…Jamaica Independence ceremony

Princess Margaret and Sir Alexander Bustamante in 1962

Princess Margaret and Sir Alexander Bustamante dancing in August 1962

On this day in Jamaican history:  Princess Margaret played a key role in Jamaica’s independence in 1962; she represented the Queen at the independence ceremony in Kingston on August 5, 1962, and addressed the first independent Jamaican parliament, before taking to the dance floor with Sir Alexander Bustamante, the country’s newly elected prime minister.

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