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Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, eldest daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York, later to become King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, is born in London. -
The family expands with the arrival of Margaret. She was the youngest daughter of King George VI and Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, and the sister of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. -
Elizabeth becomes the heiress when her father accedes to the throne following the abdication of her uncle Edward VIII, who resigned to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson.
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During a trip to South Africa with her family, Isabel commits in a radio speech to dedicate her whole life to the service of her people.
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Elizabeth marries Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, her third cousin, in a simple ceremony at Westminster Abbey. -
The first heir to Queen Elizabeth II is born. -
Ana is the second of the children of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and her husband, Prince Philip of Edinburgh, and the only woman.
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While Elizabeth is in Kenya, she learns of her father’s death. After the period of mourning, Elizabeth is crowned queen. The ceremony is broadcast live on television from Westminster Abbey.
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Prince Andrew, Duke of York, is the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip. -
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex is the fourth and last child of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip. -
The queen celebrates her Silver Jubilee. The Sex Pistols cloud the festivities a bit with their song "God Save the Queen", in which they describe the monarchy as a "fascist regime".
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Charles marries Diana Spencer in a fairy tale ceremony. The couple's disagreements, evident from the first moment, are a serious blow to the monarchy.
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The queen speaks in her traditional Christmas speech of the "annus horribilis", marked by the separation of her sons Carlos and Andrés, the divorce of her daughter Ana and a fire at Windsor Castle. -
Charles and Diana break up. -
Princess Diana dies in a car accident in Paris. The queen stays at her Balmoral castle to look after her grandchildren, William and Harry, as flowers and tributes pile up outside Buckingham Palace in London. The cold reaction of the sovereign, which contrasts with the pain of the people, arouses criticism.
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Princess Margaret, the only sister of Queen Elizabeth II of England, dies at the age of 71 after suffering a new stroke, one of the many health problems she has had during her life.
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Queen Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon, or better known as the Queen Mother dies. -
The heir to the throne will marry discreetly in 2005 with his longtime lover, Camila Parker Bowles. -
William, grandson of Elizabeth, second in line for succession, marries his girlfriend, Catherine, in another super wedding that opens a new chapter in the history of the British monarchy.
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Elizabeth II makes a historic reconciliation visit to the Republic of Ireland, the first by a British monarch since independence in 1922. In a speech in Irish, she expresses "deep sympathy" for the victims of a common turbulent history.
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Isabel II inaugurates the summit of the Commonwealth in Australia in which a change in the rules of succession to the throne is agreed that eliminates both the priority of men and the discrimination of Catholics. -
Four days of lavish celebrations mark the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth's accession to the throne, the "Diamond jubilee".
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George of Wales is born, first son of Prince William and Catherine, and great-grandson of the queen, who thus has three generations of direct heirs to the throne below.
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Charlotte of Wales is a British princess, the second daughter of the Princes of Wales, William and Catherine, and the granddaughter of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. She is, in turn, third in line to the British throne, after her father and older brother, Prince George of Wales. She is the first British princess not to be outranked by a younger brother in the line of succession.
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Elizabeth II becomes the longest-living British monarch in history, surpassing the 23,226 days of her great-great-grandmother Victoria. -
Elizabeth II turns 90. His son Charles is then, at 67, the oldest heir to the British Crown. -
Prince Louis of Wales is the third son and second son of the Princes of Wales, William and Catherine. He is fourth in line to the British throne, after his father the Prince of Wales and his older siblings Prince George of Wales and Princess Charlotte of Wales.
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The queen's grandson Harry is marrying mixed-race American actress Meghan Markle, which is seen as a symbol of the modernization of the British monarchy.
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After four years of a very hectic political process, the United Kingdom leaves the European Union carrying out a Brexit that divides its population. -
Harry and Meghan leave the monarchy and settle in the United States, from where they publicly criticize the royal family, even accusing some of its members of racism. -
Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, almost a hundred years old and with whom she had been married for 73 years, dies, leaving a "huge void" in the monarch's life, according to one of her sons.
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Elizabeth becomes the first British monarch to reach 70 years of reign, but has to reduce her schedule a lot due to her increasing health problems.
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The country celebrates the queen's Platinum Jubilee, in which she only makes two brief appearances to wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
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Queen Elizabeth dies at the age of 96 surrounded by her family at her summer residence in Balmoral, Scotland, after doctors warned hours earlier about her state of health.