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

The Cabinet Office announces that eight British towns will become cities as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. The new cities are Milton Keynes, Colchester, and Doncaster in England, Dunfermline in Scotland, Wrexham in Wales, and Bangor in Northern Ireland, as well as Stanley, Falkland Islands, and Douglas, Isle of Man, which become the first towns in the British Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies, respectively, to receive city status.
2022-05-20

The United Kingdom's House of Lords approves a bill forcing Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask the European Union for a Brexit deadline extension. The bill will now become law once receiving royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II.
2019-09-6

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson asks Queen Elizabeth II to suspend Parliament until October 14. Following precedent, the constitutional monarch approves the request.
2019-08-28

Around 10,000 people attend a street party in front of Buckingham Palace to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday.
2016-06-12

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

Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness will shake hands with Elizabeth II at a historic first meeting between a British Monarch and member of Sinn Féin during the Queen's forthcoming trip to Northern Ireland.
2012-06-22

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