Here are a number of the key moments defining the reign of Queen Elizabeth II:
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1947: Commonwealth broadcast
As heiress presumptive Princess Elizabeth made a broadcast from Cape Town on her twenty first birthday in which she devoted her life to the service of the Commonwealth.
It was to be the measure of her reign.
1952: Princess to queen
Her father king George VI died aged 56 on February 6, 1952 whereas Elizabeth was visiting Kenya along with her husband, Prince Philip.
Aged 25, she flew again to Britain. Winston Churchill was her first prime minister and introduced his expertise to bear.
1953: The Coronation
Queen Elizabeth II was topped at Westminster Abbey in central London on June 2, 1953.
It was the primary main televised worldwide occasion and gross sales of units surged as individuals gathered in their entrance rooms to observe the ceremony.
1977: Silver Jubilee
The queen toured Britain and the Commonwealth and reiterated her vows of service.
In Britain, avenue events had been held, bunting was frolicked and tables put in the streets.
The celebration was a ray of sunshine in a interval of financial gloom, industrial decline and a collection of commercial disputes.
1992: ‘Annus horribilis’
The lowest level of the queen’s reign: her eldest son Prince Charles separated from his spouse, Diana, following a tell-all e-book.
At the identical time, her second son Prince Andrew additionally separated from his spouse, and her solely daughter Princess Anne divorced her husband, whereas Windsor Castle was significantly broken by fireplace.
She known as it the “annus horribilis”.
1997: Death of Diana
Diana’s demise rocked the royal household to its core.
The queen was closely criticised for maintaining the household mourning privately in the Scottish Highlands — a transfer designed to shelter Diana’s younger sons — slightly than decamping to London.
Under public strain and accusations that she was out of contact, she made a uncommon reside handle to the nation from Buckingham Palace.
2002: Golden Jubilee
The celebration allowed Britons to indicate their help for the monarchy once more following the turbulent Nineteen Nineties and the demise of the queen’s mom, additionally known as queen Elizabeth, and sister, princess Margaret, earlier in the 12 months.
Street events had been again and a live performance at Buckingham Palace was topped by Queen guitarist Brian May taking part in the nationwide anthem on the roof as 1,000,000 individuals lined The Mall to affix in the celebration.
2011: Ireland State go to
The highly-charged go to was the primary by a British monarch to the Republic of Ireland because it gained independence in 1922.
Seen because the final piece in the jigsaw of peace in Northern Ireland, the go to required the republic’s biggest-ever safety operation.
However, by way of some extremely symbolic gestures — together with talking in Irish — she melted away sufficient post-colonial angst to allow a walkabout.
2012: Olympics and Diamond Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth toured each area of Britain forward of the four-day celebration in June to mark the jubilee, whereas different royals made visits throughout the Commonwealth.
Celebrations included a river pageant, beacons lit throughout the land, avenue events and a service of thanksgiving.
The monarch adopted up with a starring function on the London Olympics, showing alongside James Bond actor Daniel Craig on the opening ceremony.
2021: Coronavirus and well being fears
The queen was compelled into self-isolation at Windsor Castle when the coronavirus pandemic struck in 2020, however that didn’t cease her finishing up engagements on-line.
Royal receptions had been changed by digital appearances with everybody from ambassadors to members of the general public.
Prince Philip died in April, 2021, along with his funeral held underneath coronavirus restrictions.
As curbs had been eased, the queen resumed her public function, notably internet hosting G7 leaders in Cornwall in June 2021 and having US President Joe Biden for tea at Windsor.
But fears grew for her well being after it was revealed she spent an evening in hospital following unspecified checks in October 2021, forcing her to cancel a collection of engagements.
2022: Platinum Jubilee and Covid
The queen turned the primary British monarch to reign for 70 years on February 6, 2022, however the Platinum Jubilee 12 months received off to an inauspicious begin.
Andrew settled his US civil case for sexual assault for an undisclosed sum whereas a police probe was launched into claims of “cash for honours” in opposition to one in every of Charles’ charities.
She then examined optimistic for Covid-19 on February 20, 2022, after resuming in-person audiences, the place she complained to at least one attendee of mobility points.
She was seen twice at 4 days of public celebrations for the jubilee and in September appointed her fifteenth prime minister, Liz Truss at Balmoral.
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