Over the course of 1992, the royal family endured a cascade of misfortune, from the breakdowns of three royal marriages to a devastating fire at Windsor Castle.
Queen Elizabeth's “annus horribilis” of 1992 has been legendary since she described it as such during a speech at the Guildhall to mark the 40th anniversary of her accession in November of that year.
Several events forced the Queen to term the year so, including Princess Anne's divorce, the publication of photographs hinting at the Duchess of York's affair, and the publication of Diana: Her True Story, which drew public attention to the failing marriage of the princess to Prince Charles, among other events such as ...
The Queen lit a huge bonfire on top of a hill in Windsor. This started a chain of bonfires on hilltops all around Britain. Many people held local street parties where the community all got together to celebrate.
On 20 November 1997 The Queen and Prince Philip celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary, attending a lunch at Banqueting House in London. The Queen made a speech in which she looked back on 'a remarkable fifty years'.
The Queen and her husband visited Canada in 1977 to mark her Silver Jubilee. During the tour, the Queen attended the opening of the Parliamentary session and delivered the Speech from the Throne, the second time in Canadian history that she had done so.
The 1992 fire at Windsor Castle
On 20 November 1992, the Queen's 45th wedding anniversary, fire from a workman's light ripped through a hundred rooms of Windsor Castle: historic home of the monarchy, uninsurable and uninsured.
The Queen and The Pope
On the 17th October 1980, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II made history by becoming the first British monarch to travel to the Vatican, to meet the Pope. The Queen and Prince Philip were welcomed by Pope John Paul II.
During her world travels, Queen Elizabeth made a brief trip to Connecticut in July 1976. She visited the United States during the celebration of the bicentennial of the American Revolution and documentation of the visit is maintained by the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum.
In her Christmas Broadcast of 1960 The Queen spoke from Buckingham Palace, and described an eventful year. The Queen gave birth to her third son, Prince Andrew, in February; Princess Margaret married Anthony Armstrong-Jones in May; and Nigeria gained its independence while remaining part of the Commonwealth.
Second entry. At around 7:00 a.m. on 9 July 1982, Fagan scaled Buckingham Palace's 14-foot-high (4.3 m) perimeter wall, which was topped with revolving spikes and barbed wire, and climbed up a drainpipe. An alarm sensor detected his movements, but police thought the alarm was faulty and silenced it.
In 1993, the Queen made a speech to RAF personnel as part of the service's 75th anniversary commemorations at RAF Marham.
In 1994 The Queen and other members of the Royal Family travelled to Northern France to mark the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The year also saw the first ever State Visit to Russia, during which The Queen and Prince Philip were guests of President Yeltsin.
Queen Elizabeth II called 1992 her “annus horribilis,” or horrible year, in a speech marking the 40th year of her reign, saying: “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'.”
She became Queen on February 6, 1952, and was crowned the following year on June 2, 1953. Queen Elizabeth II was only 25 when she became Queen of England, whereas Charles was 73 years old when he ascended the throne.
Taking Number 1 on the chart week of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation - which ran from May 29 - June 4 1953 - was Frankie Laine's I Believe.
Who Saw the Queen Before She Died? King Charles III, who at the time was still Prince Charles, is believed to have arrived on time at Balmoral Castle to say goodbye to his mother.
Marcus Simon Sarjeant (born 1963/1964) is a British man who fired six blank shots near Queen Elizabeth II as she rode down The Mall to the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London in 1981.
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history, died Thursday at age 96, after she was placed under medical supervision for failing health.
In all, eight attempts were made on her life, although only two are highlighted here. The late Queen Elizabeth II reportedly narrowly escapted five potential assassinations, and lived on to become one of the 20 longest-reigning monarchs in history. In only one instance, did the assassination attempt turn deadly.
In 1995 The Queen and her mother led national celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. The Queen also paid her first visit to South Africa since 1947, as the guest of President Nelson Mandela.
Did Queen Elizabeth cry at Princess Margaret's funeral? While attending her sister Princess Margaret's funeral at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth II openly showed her grief over her loss.
Elizabeth surpassed her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, to become the longest-lived British monarch on 21 December 2007, and the longest-reigning British monarch and longest-reigning queen regnant and female head of state in the world on 9 September 2015.
By February 1973, Queen were recording their first session for BBC Radio 1, at Maida Vale Studios, for the Sounds Of The Seventies programme. With Radio 1 producer Bernie Andrews, they taped four songs: “Keep Yourself Alive,” “My Fairy King,” “Doing All Right,” and “Liar.”
The Queen once hid in a bush at Buckingham Palace to avoid controversial guest. A new royal documentary has claimed that the Queen once hid in a bush on the grounds of Buckingham Palace to avoid Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu during his controversial state visit in 1978.