A timeline of Elizabeth II’s extraordinary life, from her 1953 coronation to her grit during Covid.
Princess Elizabeth born to the Duke and Duchess of York – Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor and Lady Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon .Princess Elizabeth becomes an older sister when Princess Margaret, her only sibling is born.Princess Elizabeth becomes the heir presumptive after her father takes the throne upon the abdication of her uncle, Edward VIII.Shortly before turning 19, Princess Elizabeth joins the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the women’s branch of the British Army.
: The Queen is shot at by 17-year-old, Marcus Sarjeant, who points a pistol directly at the monarch as she turns down Horseguards’ Parade for the start of the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony. He fires six blank cartridges before being tackled by a Guardsman and police. Sarjeant is convicted under the 1842 Treason act, jailed for five years serves three years of his sentence.The Prince of Wales’ eldest son Prince William is born.
Princess Beatrice of York, daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York, is born. Her sister Princess Eugenie is born on 23 March 1990.The Queen’s ”annus horribilis” . The Princess Royal and Captain Phillips divorce, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Duke and Duchess of York separate and Windsor Castle is hit by a fire.
During a speech given in November to mark the 40th year of her accession, the Queen says: “1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it has turned out to be an ‘Annus Horribilis’”.Princess Diana – Diana: Her True Story
– which reveals details of her unhappy marriage and allegations of infidelity on the part of Prince Charles.newspaper publishes transcripts of phone calls between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles, with whom he was having an affair.Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s divorce is finalised.Princess Diana dies after a car crash at the Pont de l’Alma road tunnel in Paris. The Royal Family is criticised in the media for choosing not to mourn publicly.The Queen’s Golden Jubilee.
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