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Queen Timeline
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A timeline of England's longest reigning monarch.
Queen Elizabeth II
2020s
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
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1952-2022
Source: The Guardian
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Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the crown at age 25 after the death of her father, King George IV.
1952
Source: Hattons of London
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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.
1965
Source: The Guardian
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The Queen celebrated her Silver Jubilee, signifying 25 years as the reigning monarch of England.
1977
Source: NBC Los Angeles
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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.
1983
Source: history.co.uk
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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.
1992
Source: Hattons of London
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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.
2002
Source: The Gazette
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The Queen surpassed her great-great grandmother Queen Victoria to become the longest-reigning monarch in England's history.
2015
Source: The BBC
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Three months before her death, the Queen commemorated 70 years as the reigning monarch with a bank holiday weekend of festivities in June.