Comparing the Royal Family's current challenges to the events of 1992, often referred to as the 'annus horribilis'.
Back in 1992, Queen Elizabeth II endured the lowest point of her reign after a year of royal scandal and turmoil which she famously dubbed her 'annus horribilis'. Charles was at war with Diana, Andrew separated from Sarah, Anne divorced, Windsor Castle went up in flames and public opinion turned against the royals. Now, 32 years later, a barrage of bad news in 2024 has caused the Royal Family to face what some have called its deepest crisis since the 1936 abdication of Edward VIII.
Prince William, who lost his mother aged 15 and walked behind her coffin six days later, said in November that this year was 'the hardest year of my life'. Katherine, Princess of Wales's and the King's cancer diagnoses, have been the biggest blows to the family, which has caused the ancient institution to now look threadbare. It comes on top of two devastating losses for the family in the past three years - Prince Philip in April 2021, aged 99, and Elizabeth II, the longest reigning British monarch in history, in September 2022, aged 96. And matters are not helped with disillusioned Prince Harry having been based in the US since 2020 and Prince Andrew being disgraced in 2019 because of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Here, MailOnline looks back at 1992 before fast-forwarding to 2024 to see if this year really was the Royal Family's 'annus horribilis'. A barrage of bad news in 2024 - including King Charles's cancer diagnosis - has caused the Royal Family to face what some have called its deepest crisis since the 1936 abdication of Edward VIII Prince William, who lost his mother aged 15 and walked behind her coffin six days later, said in November (pictured) that this year was 'the hardest year of my life' The original 'annus horribilis' of 1992 The Royal Family's original 'annus horribilis' (latin for horrible year), happened in 1992 after the late Queen's children Prince Charles, Prince Andrew and Princess Anne all announced the ends of their respective marriages that yea
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