Enter Cliff Richard, a man with hits in every decade of Elizabeth's reign and a mega-mix to prove it.

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French revolutionaries used it first to distinguish the common man from the reviled aristocracy, then to enforce their reign of terror on both.

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And as Joe Calzaghe's 'cut man' for 12 years, he patched-up the southpaw throughout his undefeated multiple-belt reign as super middle-weight world champion.

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