On This Day in South Africa: What happened on 2 October?
We look back on this day in world and South African history, remembering the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
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We look back on this day in world and South African history, remembering the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
For some it was a moment to show admiration for absent Monarch, for others a chance to get close to Duchess of Sussex, who ‘smells divine’
But that's not always been the case. In the gallery above, you can see a few rare examples of where photographers have been on hand to capture SE25 in the throes of winter. Starting in 1965, the images show Selhurst with its old terraces and referee Ken Ashton deciding if the all-white pitch was safe to play on. If you're curious, he and his pitchfork concluded it wasn't. Next, we move into behind the scenes of a Bristol Rovers clash before former Eagle Alan Irvine battles Nottingham Forest with a rudimentary winter ball. Then we come to a Boxing Day clash between Palace and Portsmouth in 200...