The UK lived its first day with out Queen Elizabeth II – rts.ch

April 21, 1926 Queen Elizabeth II of England, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, was born in London. Throughout her childhood, her mom touring rather a lot, she was raised by a nurse. In 1936, her father turned king and the royal household moved to Buckingham the place Queen Mary educated her granddaughter.

November 20, 1947 Elizabeth II and Philip Mountbatten rejoice their marriage ceremony at Westminster Abbey. In the course of the summer time of 1939, the longer term queen accompanied her father to the naval college in Dartmouth and fell in love with Philip of Greece, a 3rd cousin, 5 years her senior. They’ll secretly get engaged in the course of the summer time of 1946. From this union can be born Charles in 1948, Anne in 1950, then Andrew in 1960 and Edward in 1964.

June 2, 1952 Elizabeth II is topped queen on the age of 26, having acceded to the throne of England in February of the identical 12 months, following the demise of her father George VI. She thus turned queen of sixteen unbiased states and head of the Commonwealth. Supreme chief of the State, of the Anglican Church and of the armies, Elizabeth II doesn’t nevertheless have any absolute direct energy.

1992 The queen evokes in her end-of-year speech an “annus horribilis”. Three of her youngsters separate from their partner, Windsor Fort is affected by an unintended hearth, there are numerous controversies over the Queen’s fortune and the life-style of the royal household.

August 31, 1997 Pursued by paparazzi, Princess Diana, her companion Dodi Al-Fayed and their driver died in a street accident in Paris. Elizabeth II is broadly criticized for the shyness of her response, out of step with fashionable emotion.

November 20, 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip rejoice 50 years of marriage. In a uncommon public tribute, the monarch says her husband “is somebody who would not take compliments simply, however he is simply been my rock for all these years.”

February 6, 2012 Celebrations are organized on the event of the sixtieth anniversary of the accession to the throne of Queen Elizabeth II. The sovereign visited a city corridor and a kindergarten particularly. Different occasions will observe over the subsequent 5 months, together with a serious parade on the Thames in June 2012.

September 9, 2015 Elizabeth II breaks the file for longevity on the British throne, exceeding the 63 years, 7 months and a couple of days on the throne of her great-grandmother, Queen-Empress Victoria, in energy between 1837 and 1901.

November 20, 2019 Prince Andrew is stepping down from public duties, mired in an issue over his ties to American financier Jeffrey Epstein and accusations of sexual assault.

August 1, 2020 Grandson of Elizabeth II, Prince Harry and his spouse Meghan distance themselves from the British royal household and denounce the ruthless strain of the media. They surrender their title of royal highness and depart to dwell in North America, inflicting what can be known as the “Megxit”.

April 9, 2021 Loss of life of Prince Philip on the age of 99, after a life in withdrawal and dedicated to the service of the monarchy since his marriage, 73 years earlier, together with his “Lilibet”. Elizabeth II loses the one who was, in her phrases, her “energy” and her “help” since her coronation in 1952.

February 6, 2022: Elizabeth II reaches the milestone of 70 years of reign, her platinum jubilee. 4 days of festivities have been held in June, together with a parade within the British capital.

September 8, 2022: the queen dies on the age of 96, at Balmoral Fort in Scotland. She was surrounded by her 4 youngsters, in addition to Prince William.