Tag: Queen

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The original name of this band was Smile. In 1970 Tim Staffell, the lead vocalist left the band and was replaced by X Bulsara.
The band changed their name and became music royalty.
Identify the band.

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Queen
X being Freddie Mercury, originally named Freddie Bulsara
"Queen was a much better name than Smile, which is one dimensional. Queen suggests both the establishment and a profound antiestablishment rebelliousness which allows us to escape from the rigid convention of the palace and head to a drag club. The name is respectable and disreputable, rebellious and conventional, epic and self-deprecating. Queen is a Janus mask of contradiction rather than a simple smile. It welcomes the conventional and the marginalised. There is room for everyone in the palace of Queen."

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Sanjiv Mehta, owner of a luxury lifestyle brand unveiled a basketball sized coin to commemorate the life of Queen Elizabeth II. Made up of 8 pounds of gold, 6,426 diamonds, the ‘coin’ is valued at $23 million.
Mehta acquired this ‘brand’ in 2005, though the company itself originated in 1600 in Britain. What did he acquire?
Sanjiv Mehta

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East India Company
Mehta acquired the rights to the name and the coat of arms in 2005. The company now sells luxury products including jewelry, homeware and commemorative coins that “capture moments in history for contemporary enthusiasts and future generations to treasure,”