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Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation
Coronations have been held at Westminster Abbey for 900 years and The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was to follow suit. But the Coronation of 1953 was ground-breaking in it's own right – the first ever to be televised, it was watched by 27 million people in the UK alone and millions more audiences around the world. https://www.royal.uk/50-facts-about-queens-coronation-0 -
First State Visit to West Germany
Her visit marked the 20-year anniversary of the end of World War II, helping to symbolize the reconciliation between the two countries and recognize Germany’s reemergence as a power in Europe and on the world stage. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/queen-elizabeth-in-germany/ -
Silver Jubilee
Wearing a bright pink outfit, including a hat decked out with 25 fabric bells, the queen repeated her long-ago pledge to devote her life to service, saying that "Although that vow was made in my salad days when I was green in judgement, I do not regret nor retract one word of it.” https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g29415467/queen-elizabeth-silver-jubilee-celebration-25th-anniversary-throne-photos/ -
Prince Charles' Wedding to Lady Diana
750 million people in 74 countries around the world tuned in to watch Prince Charles, Elizabeth’s eldest son, marry Lady Diana Spencer, at St. Paul’s Cathedral. The romance between the heir to the British throne and the young “Shy Di” had attracted massive media attention, and their lavish nuptials were considered the “wedding of the century.” https://www.biography.com/news/princess-diana-queen-elizabeth-ii-relationship -
A Royal blunder
Elizabeth became the first British monarch to visit the Chinese mainland, touring the terracotta warriors in Xi’an, the Great Wall in Beijing and other sites. https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1986/10/27/a-royal-blunder -
'Annus Horribilis'
Annus horribilis is a Latin phrase, meaning "horrible year". It is complementary to annus mirabilis, which means "wonderful year". Nj learn more watch this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9NwapcbjHA&ab_channel=K%C3%A9vinGuillot -
Response to Princess Diana’s death
Public criticism of the royal family grew more intense after Charles and Diana’s divorce in 1996 and especially after Diana’s death in a car crash in Paris the following summer. The queen initially remained at her estate in Balmoral, Scotland, and refused to allow the flag to fly at half-mast over Buckingham Palace or address the grieving nation.
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Golden Jubilee
As the first British monarch since Queen Victoria to celebrate a Golden Jubilee, Elizabeth traveled more than 40,000 miles that year, including visits to the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. She also visited 70 cities and towns in 50 counties in the United Kingdom.
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Visit to Republic of Ireland
Though the queen had frequently visited Northern Ireland over the course of her reign, this was her first to the Republic of Ireland, and the first by a British monarch in 100 years. Elizabeth’s visit, during which she expressed her “sincere thoughts and deep sympathy” for the victims of the troubled Anglo-Irish past, was widely celebrated as the beginning of a new era of friendship. https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/21/world/europe/21queen.html -
Prince Harry & Meghan Markle’s wedding
No other event during Elizabeth’s reign symbolized the modernizing monarchy more than the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle, a divorced, biracial American actress. https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/inside-meghan-and-harry-s-broken-relationship-with-the-royal-family-1.4328428 -
Prince Philip's death
The British monarchy’s longest-running love story began just before World War II, when 18-year-old Prince Philip of Greece met his third cousin, Princess Elizabeth, during her family’s visit to the Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, where Philip was studying. On November 14, 1947, the couple were married in Westminster Abbey, and King George VI named Philip as Duke of Edinburgh shortly after that.
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Platinum Jubilee
The Queen has hosted a reception for local community groups at Sandringham House on the eve of Accession Day.
Her Majesty is the first Monarch in history to reach the historic milestone of 70 years on the throne.
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