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Nikkash, Roya (31 March 2019), "Queen slams brakes on driving in public", The Times, archived from the original on 31 March 2019 , retrieved 31 March 2019 Vincies vote 'No' ", BBC News, 26 November 2009, archived from the original on 10 October 2021 , retrieved 26 November 2009 On February 6, 2017, the queen celebrated 65 years on the throne, the only British monarch to ever celebrate her Sapphire Jubilee. The date also marks the anniversary of the death of her father. The queen chose to spend the day quietly at Sandringham, her country estate north of London, where she attended a church service. In London, there were royal gun salutes at Green Park and at the Tower of London to mark the occasion. The Royal Mint also issued eight new commemorative coins in honor of the queen’s Sapphire Jubilee.
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In Photos: World Leaders Join Public to Pay Respects to Queen", Voice of America, 18 September 2022, archived from the original on 13 January 2023 , retrieved 18 September 2022 Elizabeth toured Yugoslavia in October 1972, becoming the first British monarch to visit a communist country. [104] She was received at the airport by President Josip Broz Tito, and a crowd of thousands greeted her in Belgrade. [105] At the end of the war in Europe, on Victory in Europe Day, Elizabeth and Margaret mingled incognito with the celebrating crowds in the streets of London. Elizabeth later said in a rare interview, "We asked my parents if we could go out and see for ourselves. I remember we were terrified of being recognised... I remember lines of unknown people linking arms and walking down Whitehall, all of us just swept along on a tide of happiness and relief." [35] Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, King GeorgeV. She was the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King GeorgeVI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother EdwardVIII, making the ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth the heir presumptive. She was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, and their marriage lasted 73 years until his death in 2021. They had four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward.
1997 - The Queen's popularitynosedives following Diana's death
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A private burial came later that day. Elizabeth was buried with Prince Philip at the King George VI Memorial Chapel. Quotes Operation Unicorn: what happens after the Queen's death in Scotland?", The Guardian, 8 September 2022, archived from the original on 8 September 2022 , retrieved 4 October 2022 Queen ElizabethII has died", BBC News, 8 September 2022, archived from the original on 8 September 2022 , retrieved 8 September 2022 A year later, at the height of the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis, the Australian prime minister, Gough Whitlam, was dismissed from his post by Governor-General Sir John Kerr, after the Opposition-controlled Senate rejected Whitlam's budget proposals. [108] As Whitlam had a majority in the House of Representatives, Speaker Gordon Scholes appealed to Elizabeth to reverse Kerr's decision. She declined, saying she would not interfere in decisions reserved by the Constitution of Australia for the governor-general. [109] The crisis fuelled Australian republicanism. [108] Leaders of the G7 states, members of the royal family and Elizabeth (centre), London, 1977 From Elizabeth's birth onwards, the British Empire continued its transformation into the Commonwealth of Nations. [77] By the time of her accession in 1952, her role as head of multiple independent states was already established. [78] In 1953, Elizabeth and her husband embarked on a seven-month round-the-world tour, visiting 13 countries and covering more than 40,000 miles (64,000km) by land, sea and air. [79] She became the first reigning monarch of Australia and New Zealand to visit those nations. [80] During the tour, crowds were immense; three-quarters of the population of Australia were estimated to have seen her. [81] Throughout her reign, Elizabeth made hundreds of state visits to other countries and tours of the Commonwealth; she was the most widely travelled head of state. [82]
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Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)
During the war, plans were drawn to quell Welsh nationalism by affiliating Elizabeth more closely with Wales. Proposals, such as appointing her Constable of Caernarfon Castle or a patron of Urdd Gobaith Cymru (the Welsh League of Youth), were abandoned for several reasons, including fear of associating Elizabeth with conscientious objectors in the Urdd at a time when Britain was at war. [36] Welsh politicians suggested she be made Princess of Wales on her 18th birthday. Home Secretary Herbert Morrison supported the idea, but the King rejected it because he felt such a title belonged solely to the wife of a Prince of Wales and the Prince of Wales had always been the heir apparent. [37] In 1946, she was inducted into the Gorsedd of Bards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. [38]Utley, Charles (June 2017), "My grandfather wrote the Princess's speech", The Oldie, archived from the original on 31 May 2022 , retrieved 8 September 2022 State Funeral for Her Majesty The Queen", The Royal Family, archived from the original on 18 September 2022 , retrieved 19 September 2022– via YouTube Queen's Speech 2021: What can we expect?", BBC News, 10 May 2021, archived from the original on 10 May 2021 , retrieved 10 May 2021 How filming the agony of Aberfan for The Crown revealed a village still in trauma", The Guardian, 17 November 2019, archived from the original on 21 December 2022 , retrieved 20 December 2022 Queen falls victim to radio hoaxer", The Independent, 28 October 1995, archived from the original on 3 June 2022 , retrieved 8 September 2022
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IPSOS Attitudes to the Royal Family" (PDF), March 2022, archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2022 , retrieved 20 May 2022 ; In 1992, another of Elizabeth’s children, Prince Andrew, ended up in the tabloids after photos emerged of his wife, Sarah Ferguson, and another man engaged in romantic activity. The couple divorced soon after. Along with the dissolution of Charles’ and Andrew’s marriages, Princess Anne divorced her husband Mark Phillips that year. More bad news came when a fire broke out at Windsor Castle in November. The 15-hour blaze destroyed 115 rooms, though it only consumed two pieces of art from the queen’s valuable private collection. The year became known as her “annus horribilis.” Alderson, Andrew (28 May 2007), "Revealed: Queen's dismay at Blair legacy", The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 10 January 2022 , retrieved 31 May 2010 Wells, Matt (24 November 2003), "Palace and Mirror settle over fake footman", The Guardian, archived from the original on 1 June 2022 , retrieved 22 May 2022 Recovering Queen signs Commonwealth charter", BBC News, 11 March 2013, archived from the original on 24 October 2016 , retrieved 23 October 2016
1992 - The Queen has her annushorribilis
On September 9, 2015, she surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as Britain’s longest-ruling monarch, who reigned for 63 years. Davies, Caroline (8 September 2022), "Queen under medical supervision at Balmoral after doctors' concerns", The Guardian, archived from the original on 8 September 2022 , retrieved 8 September 2022 a b Minelle, Bethany (19 September 2022), "Tens of thousands in London and Windsor as world says goodbye to the Queen at her funeral", Sky News, archived from the original on 19 September 2022 , retrieved 19 September 2022 Bond 2006, p.134; Brandreth 2004, p.358; Lacey 2002, pp.6–7; Pimlott 2001, p.616; Roberts 2000, p.98; Shawcross 2002, p.8 Queen's doctors concerned for her health – palace", BBC News, 8 September 2022, archived from the original on 8 September 2022 , retrieved 8 September 2022
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