Queen Timeline

Queen Elizabeth II

A timeline of England's longest reigning monarch.

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1952

Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the crown at age 25 after the death of her father, King George IV.

Source: The Guardian

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1965

The Queen handed Bobby Moore, the captain of the victorious England football team, the World Cup at Wembley Stadium after their triumph against West Germany.

Source: Hattons of London

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1977

The Queen celebrated her Silver Jubilee, signifying 25 years as the reigning monarch of England.

Source: The Guardian

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1983

The Queen visited California for the first time on her West Coast tour of the U.S., meeting with former U.S. president Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan.

Source: NBC Los Angeles

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1992

In a speech addressed on the 40th anniversary of her accession to the crown, the Queen described the year as "Annus Horribilis" in light of her children's detriorating marriages and a fire in Windsor Castle.

Source: history.co.uk

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2002

The Queen celebrated her Golden Jubilee, marking 50 years on the throne. Joined by Prince Philip, she traveled to 70 cities and towns within the U.K.

Source: Hattons of London

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2015

The Queen surpassed her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria to become the longest-reigning monarch in England's history.

Source: The Gazette

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2022

Three months before her death, the Queen commemorated 70 years as the reigning monarch with a bank holiday weekend of festivities in June.

Source: The BBC

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