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quatre1six:

I name this ship Britannia. I wish success to her and to all who sail in her.

-Queen Elizabeth II christens the royal yacht, 16 April 1953.

[The family’s last cruise in 1997] was very emotional, and you know, very sad for Granny as well because it was a massive part of her life and her growing up. I think it says up there when you go look around it, there’s a picture of her and it says, “The place where I feel most free,” which just says it all.

-Zara Tindall

“On her last public appearance before becoming queen, Princess Elizabeth greeting people at a polo match.”

unhistorical:

May 12, 1937: The coronation of George VI takes place at Westminster Abbey.

Following the abdication of his brother in 1936, Edward VIII, George ascended the British throne; he was coronated on May 12, 1937 - the original intended date for his predecessor’s coronation.  The coronation and procession were broadcast live on television, viewed by an estimated 50,000 people. 

George VI opened his coronation speech with the words: “It is with a very full heart that I speak to you tonight.” The “reluctant King”, who would soon have to face the impending crisis of world war, addressed all the people of his empire went on to say:

To many millions the Crown is a symbol of unity. By the grace of God and by the will of the free peoples of the British Commonwealth, I have assumed that crown. In me, as your King, is vested, for a time, the duty of maintaining its honor and integrity.


did-you-kno:  By picking her up and taking her into their home, the groom provided an alibi for his wife’s chastity . Source

did-you-kno:

 By picking her up and taking her into their home, the groom provided an alibi for his wife’s chastity .

Source

misshonoriaglossop:

David looks obviously not happy on his appointment as Prince of Wales

poundoflogic:

Princess Elizabeth with her mother, sister, and husband as her father’s coffin is brought out of the train on over to Westminster, 1952

trueroyals:

 1952 

 Elizabeth accedes to the throne on the death of her father, George VI. 

 1952 

 World’s first jet airliner passenger service inaugurated by BOAC in Comet I aircraft 

 1953 

 Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climb Mount Everest just before Coronation Day 

 1953 

 Francis Crick and James Watson unravel the mystery of DNA 

 1953 

 - 1954 Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip embark on a 6 month world tour including Australia and New Zealand 

 1955 

 Winston Churchill resigns as Prime Minister and is succeeded by Anthony Eden. 

 1955 

 Laws restricting the burning of coal and establishing smokeless zones bring an end to London’s notorious fogs 

 1956 

 Anglo-French forces invade Egypt after the nationalization of the Suez Canal. 

 1957 

 Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister  

 1957 

 The Gold Coast becomes independent as Ghana, the first British colony in Africa to receive its independence. 

 1957 

 Queen Elizabeth addresses the United Nations and opens the 23rd Canadian Parliament 

 1959 

 Oil is discovered in the North Sea. 

 1959 

 Queen Elizabeth tours Canada and the United States 

 1960 

 Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister makes ‘winds of change’ speech in South Africa. 

 1960 

 Union of South Africa withdraws from the Commonwealth. 

 1963 

 Alec Douglas-Hume replaces Harold Macmillan as the Prime Minister. 

 1963 

 The Beatles release their first LP. 

 1964 

 Labour government of Harold Wilson takes office 

 1966 

 Aberfan disaster leaves 116 children dead 

 1969 

 Prince Charles is invested as Prince of Wales. 

 1969 

 Troubles break out in the North of Ireland 

 1970 

 Edward Heath becomes Prime Minister. 

 1971 

 Decimal currency is introduced. 

 1973 

 Britain joins the European Community. 

 1974 

 Miners strike brings down Heath Government. Harold Wilson returns as Prime Minister. 

 1976 

 Concorde begins first supersonic trans-Atlantic flights 

 1977 

 Celebration of the Silver Jubilee of the Queens accession 

 1978 

 The world’s first test-tube baby is delivered in Oldham, Greater Manchester 

 1979 

 Margaret Thatcher succeeds James Callaghan, becoming Britain’s first woman Prime Minister. 

 1981 

 Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer in St. Paul’s Cathedral. 

 1982 

 Unemployment in Britain tops three million. 

 1982 

 Britain goes to war with Argentina over control of the Falkland Islands 

 1984 

 Miners strike again but is defeated by Thatcher.  

 1986 

 Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60th birthday. 

 1988 

 PanAm flight 103 bombed and crashes on Lockerbie killing 270 

 1989 

 Poll tax is introduced amid widespread protest. 

 1989 

 Fall of the Berlin Wall. End of the ‘Cold War’. 

 1990 

 Margaret Thatcher resigns as Prime Minister after 11 years and is succeeded by John Major. 

 1991 

 The Allied forces liberate Kuwait during the Gulf War. 

 1992 

 Princess Anne and Mark Phillips divorce. Windsor castle suffers severe fire damage. 

 1993 

 European Parliament comes into force 

 1994 

 Opening of the Channel Tunnel between England and France 

 1996 

 Both the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Duke and Duchess of York divorce. 

 1997 

 Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister and ends 18 years of Conservative government. 

 1997 

 Hong Kong reverts to China after 155 years of British rule. 

 1997 

 Diana Princess of Wales dies in Paris car crash 

 1998 

 Good Friday agreement in Northern Ireland 

 1998 

 Scotland and Wales vote for their own Assemblies 

 1999 

 Edward, Earl of Wessex, marries Sophie Rhys-Jones. 

 2000 

 Queen Mother celebrates her 100th birthday. 

 2001 

 Twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York destroyed by Islamic terrorists. 

 2001 

 - present. Fourth Afghan War. British and Allied troops in Afghanistan. 

 2002 

 Queen Elizabeth II marks her Golden Jubilee of 50 years of rule. Deaths of Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. 

 2003 

 British and US forces invade Iraq and topple Saddam Hussein 

 2005 

 Prince Charles marries his second wife Camilla Parker-Bowles and she is given the title Duchess of Cornwall 

 2006 

 Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 80th birthday. 

 2007 

 Tony Blair resigns as Prime Minister 

 2007 

 Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip celebrate 60 years of marriage 

 2007 

 Queen Elizabeth II becomes the oldest ever reigning British monarch 

 2008 

 World wide banking crisis. Government has to bail out two major British banks 

 2009 

 Parliamentary integrity damaged by expenses scandal 

 2010 

 David Cameron becomes Prime Minister 

 2011 

 Prince William marries Catherine Middleton. They become Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. 

 2012 

 Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her Diamond Jubilee of 60 years since her accession to the throne.