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The state funeral of Elizabeth II is held in London, United Kingdom.
2022-09-19

Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVID-19 with "mild cold-like symptoms".
2022-02-20

Former Prime Minister Sir John Major announces he will join a case brought by anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller seeking judicial review of Parliament's suspension in the High Court under English law. The case challenges the lawfulness of current UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's advice to Queen Elizabeth II in asking her to suspend the UK Parliament. The case is due for a preliminary hearing next Thursday with a full hearing the following day if the High Court approves one.
2019-08-30

The academic Phil Scraton refuses an OBE granted to him by Elizabeth II in her 2017 New Year Honours list for his work on the Hillsborough disaster. Professor Scraton wrote "Hillsborough: The Truth", first published in 1990 and seen as the definitive account of the disaster.
2016-12-29

Queen Elizabeth II dissolves Parliament and calls a general election for May 7.
2015-03-30

Zara Phillips, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, gives birth to a daughter (later named Mia Tindall).
2014-01-17

Queen Elizabeth II returns to Buckingham Palace after spending one night in hospital.
2013-03-4

Elizabeth II addresses her Commonwealth subjects in her annual Royal Christmas Message, referring to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the "humbling" experience of her diamond jubilee celebrations. Her speech – the first to be broadcast in 3D – does not include mention the recently-announced pregnancy of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wife of her eldest grandson.
2012-12-25

The Jubilee celebrations conclude with a lunch at Marlborough House on Pall Mall attended by Elizabeth II and Commonwealth leaders.
2012-06-6

Zara Phillips, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, marries England rugby union international Mike Tindall in a ceremony at Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2011-07-30