LONDON (AP) — Key milestones within the lifetime of Queen Elizabeth II, who died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at age 96 after serving greater than seven a long time on the throne.
—April 21, 1926: Born Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in Mayfair, London, the primary youngster of the longer term King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, later known as the Queen Mother.
—Dec. 10, 1936: Elizabeth turns into heir-apparent to the throne after her uncle King Edward VIII abdicates and her father turns into king.
—Oct. 13, 1940: Elizabeth makes first public speech at age 14 on the BBC Children’s Hour to reassure kids who had been separated from their dad and mom throughout the Blitz.
—1945: Elizabeth is made a Subaltern within the Auxiliary Territorial Service, serving for Britain throughout World War II.
—Nov. 20, 1947: Elizabeth marries Prince Philip Mountbatten of Greece and Denmark at Westminster Abbey.
—Nov. 14, 1948: Prince Charles, now Prince of Wales, heir-apparent to the throne, is born.
—Aug. 15, 1950: Elizabeth’s second youngster and solely daughter, Anne, the Princess Royal, is born.
—Feb. 6, 1952: Elizabeth turns into queen upon the loss of life of her father George VI.
—June 2, 1953: Crowned in a grand coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. She units out on a tour of the Commonwealth, visiting locations together with Bermuda, Fiji, Tonga, Australia, and Gibraltar.
—Feb. 19, 1960: Elizabeth’s third youngster, Prince Andrew, is born.
—March 10, 1964: Elizabeth’s fourth youngster, Prince Edward, is born.
—May 1965: Elizabeth makes a historic go to to West Germany, the primary German go to by a British monarch in 52 years.
—1977: Elizabeth celebrates her Silver Jubilee, which marks 25 years on the throne.
—1992: Elizabeth has what she describes as an “annus horribilis,” or a “horrible year.” The 12 months sees marriages for 3 of her 4 kids finish. Also that 12 months, a hearth damages Windsor Castle. Public outcry over the price of repairs amid a recession prompts the queen to volunteer to pay revenue taxes.
—Aug. 31, 1997: Princess Diana dies in a automotive crash in Paris. Under public strain to display her grief, Elizabeth makes an unprecedented tv broadcast in tribute to Diana’s reminiscence.
—2002: Elizabeth marks 50 years of reign together with her Golden Jubilee. The 12 months additionally sees the deaths of Elizabeth’s mom and her sister, Margaret.
—Dec. 20, 2007: Elizabeth turns into the longest-living British monarch, overtaking Victoria.
—May 2011: Elizabeth makes a historic go to to Ireland — the primary go to by a British monarch since Irish independence.
—2012: Elizabeth marks 60 years of her reign with a Diamond Jubilee.
—Sept. 9, 2015: Elizabeth surpasses Queen Victoria and turns into the longest-serving monarch in British historical past.
—June 11, 2016: Britain celebrates Elizabeth’s official ninetieth birthday with three days of nationwide festivities.
—Feb. 6, 2017: Elizabeth turns into the primary British monarch to rejoice a Sapphire Jubilee, marking 65 years on the throne.
— March 2020: Elizabeth and Philip transfer from Buckingham Palace in London to Windsor Castle at first of the coronavirus pandemic.
—April 9, 2021: Prince Philip, Elizabeth’s husband of 73 years, dies at age 99.
–Oct. 20, 2021: Elizabeth spends an evening in a London hospital present process well being checks. She cancels main engagements in subsequent months, on medical doctors’ orders to solely undertake mild duties.
–Feb. 6, 2022: Elizabeth turns into first British monarch to achieve a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years as sovereign.
–June 2022: Elizabeth makes restricted public appearances throughout a four-day vacation weekend celebrating her Platinum Jubilee.
–Sept. 6, 2022: Elizabeth meets Boris Johnson and Liz Truss at her summer season vacation house in Scotland to supervise the handover of energy from the outgoing prime minster to his successor. The ceremonies, historically held at Buckingham Palace in London, have been moved to Balmoral for the primary time within the queen’s reign in mild of her mobility issues.
–Sept. 8, 2022: Elizabeth dies at Balmoral Castle in Scotland at age 96. Her eldest son turns into King Charles III.
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