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Date: Fri. Apr. 21 2006 8:44 AM ET
The following is a chronological list of memorable events in the life of Queen Elizabeth II.
April 21, 1926: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary born in London.
Dec. 11, 1936: Edward VIII abdicates, and his brother becomes King George VI, placing Elizabeth next in line for the throne.
October 1940: With Britain at war, Princess Elizabeth records her first public broadcast, a message for the children of Britain.
April 21, 1943: Her first public engagement, a day with the Grenadier Guards tank battalion.
Nov. 20, 1947: Marries Philip Mountbatten, who becomes Duke of Edinburgh.
Nov. 14, 1948: Prince Charles is born.
Aug. 15, 1950: Princess Anne is born.
Feb. 6, 1952: George VI dies, succeeded by Elizabeth II.
June 2, 1953: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, the first televised coronation.
1953: The Queen's sister, Princess Margaret, falls in love with a divorced man, prompting the Royal Family to veto marriage - the first of several episodes of marital troubles in the family. Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1960; they divorce in 1978.
Feb. 19, 1960: Prince Andrew is born.
Mar. 10, 1964: Prince Edward is born.
Nov. 14, 1973: Princess Anne marries Capt. Mark Phillips. They divorce in 1992, and the Princess Royal marries Rear Admiral Timothy Laurence.
Nov. 15, 1977: Peter is born to Anne, first of the Queen's seven grandchildren.
July 29, 1981: Prince Charles marries Lady Diana Spencer.
June 21, 1982: Charles and Diana's son Prince William is born.
July 9, 1982: Intruder breaks into Queen's bedroom; she talks with him until police arrive.
July 23, 1986: Prince Andrew marries Sarah Ferguson; they divorce 10 years later.
Nov. 20, 1992: Fire destroys part of Windsor Castle.
Dec. 9, 1992: Charles and Diana announce they are separating.
1993: Queen begins paying taxes voluntarily to assuage public sentiment against the state subsidizing the throne; opens Buckingham Palace to tourists to help pay for Windsor Castle repairs.
Dec. 20, 1995: Queen urges Charles and Diana to divorce.
Aug. 28, 1996: Charles and Diana's final divorce decree is granted.
March 6, 1997: Queen joins cyberspace, launching British Monarchy website, http://www.royal.gov.uk.
Feb. 9, 2002: Princess Margaret, the Queen's sister, dies at age 71.
March 30, 2002: The monarch's mother Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, dies at 101.
April 8, 2005: Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles; Queen declines to attend civil wedding but joins religious blessing service afterward.
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