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| 1865 | George V |  |
| Birth of George V, 2nd eldest son of Edward VII & Alexandra of Denmark |
| 1877 | George V | |
| Joins the Britannia as a naval cadet |
| 1892 | George V | |
| 24th May York Created Duke of York |
| 1893 | George V | |
| 6th July George V marries Mary of Teck |
| 1894 | Edward VIII | |
| 23rd June Richmond Birth of Edward VIII, White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, 3rd in line to the throne |
| 1895 | George VI | |
| 14th Dec Sandringham Birth of George VI, 2nd son of George V |
| 1900 | Bowes-Lyon | |
| Youngest daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne |
| 4th Aug London Birth of the "Queen Mother" |
| 1904 | Bowes-Lyon | |
| London Becomes Lady Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon |
| 1909 | George VI | |
| Osbourne Enters the Royal Naval College |
| 1910 | George V | |
| London Succeeds as King of Great Britain |
| 1911 | George V | |
| London Insists an election is held to precede any reform to the House of Lords |
| 22nd June Westminster Abbey Crowned King of Great Britain |
| 1912 | George VI | |
| Dartmouth Passes out from Dartmouth |
| 1914 | George VI | |
| Operated on for appendicitis |
| 1916 | George VI | |
| 14th Dec Awarded the Order of the Garter on his 21st birthday |
| 1917 | George VI | |
| 17th July A royal proclamation by George V provides that all agnatic descendants of Queen Victoria would be members of the House of Windsor with the personal surname of Windsor |
| 30th Nov Operated on for a duodenal ulcer |
| 1919 | George VI | |
| Appointed President of the Boys' Welfare Association |
| Oct Cambridge Enters Cambridge as a freshman, Trinity College |
| 1920 | George V | |
| Succeeds as King of Northern Ireland |
| 1920 | George VI | |
| 23rd June York Created the Duke of York & takes his seat in the House of Lords |
| 1920 | Hogg | |
| London Appointed Attorney General to the Prince of Wales |
| 1921 | George V | |
| London Opens the 1st Northern Ireland Parliament |
| 1921 | George VI | |
| York Founds the Duke of York's Boys Camps |
| 1921 | Philip | |
| 10th June Corfu Bith of Philip, son of Princess Alice & Prince Angrew of Greece |
| 1922 | George VI | |
| Belgrade Attends the wedding of King Alexander of Yugoslavia as his "sponsor" |
| 1923 | Bowes-Lyon | |
| London Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon marries George VI |
| 1923 | George VI | |
| 26th April London Marries Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon, youngest daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore |
| 1925 | George VI | |
| Wembley Appointed Chairman of the Committee for the Wembley Exhibition |
| 1926 | Bowes-Lyon | |
| Birth of Elizabeth II, daughter of George VI & Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon |
| 1926 | Elizabeth II | |
| 21st April London Birth of Elizabeth II, at 17 Bruton St, London,1st child of the Duke & Duchess of York |
| May London Baptized by Dr Lang the Archbishop of York |
| 1926 | George VI | |
| Birth of Elizabeth II, daughter of George VI & Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon |
| 1927 | George VI | |
| Canberra Attends the inauguration of the Parliament House in Australia |
| The Irish Free State leaves the United Kingdom in 1922, the actual name of the kingdom is not changed until 1927, when he becomes separately the King of Ireland |
| Under the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, the monarch also becomes separately the king or queen of many Commonwealth Realms, including Australia, Canada, NewZealand, SouthAfrica, and others |
| 1930 | Bowes-Lyon | |
| George VI & Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon have a daughter, Princess Margaret |
| 1930 | George VI | |
| George VI & Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon have a daughter, Princess Margaret |
| 1930 | Margaret | |
| Birth of Margaret, 2nd child & daughter of George VI & Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon |
| 1930 | Philip | |
| Sep Cheam Attends Cheam School |
| 1932 | George V | |
| 25th Dec London Begins the practice of Royal Chris tmas broadcasts |
| 1933 | Crawford, Marion | |
| Given the responsibility of tutoring Elizabeth II |
| 1933 | George V | |
| 12th June Kensington Opens the 64 Country conference in Kensington, London |
| 1933 | Philip | |
| Sep Salem Attends Kurt Hahn's school at Salem in Germany |
| 1935 | George V | |
| 6th May Celebrates his Silver Jubilee |
| 1936 | Bowes-Lyon | |
| 11th Dec London Albert, Duke of York, becomes George VI & Elizabeth becomes Queen Consort |
| 1936 | Edward VIII | |
| Abdication is legislated by Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act, 1936 |
| 19th Jan 1st British monarch to fly in a plane |
| 20th Jan Succeeds as King of Great Britain |
| 16th Nov Informs Baldwin he wishes to marry Wallis Simpson |
| 16th Nov Wallis Simpson & Edward VIII become the Duke & Duchess of Windsor |
| 3rd Dec The press informs the public of the King's desire to Mary Wallis Simpson |
| 10th Dec Chooses to abdicate rather than give up, "The woman I love" |
| 11th Dec Broadcasts to the nation after his decision to abdicate |
| 1936 | Elizabeth II | |
| London Becomes in line to the succession after her father George VI |
| 1936 | George V | |
| 15th Jan Begins an illness which ends in his death |
| 20th Jan Sandringham Death of George V |
| 20th Jan Sandringham George's last words are, "How is the Empire?" |
| 1936 | George VI | |
| Death of George V, becomes Heir-Presumptive to the Crown |
| Incapacitated by illness & delegates Sovereign authority to Counsellors of State |
| London Succeeds as King of Great Britain, after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII |
| 1937 | Edward VIII | |
| 8th Mar London Created Duke of Windsor |
| 3rd June Touraine Marries Wallis Simpson, at Chateau de Cande, Touraine |
| 23rd Oct The Duke & Duchess of Windsor begin their visit to Germany & meet Hitler |
| 1937 | Elizabeth II | |
| 27th April Greenwich Present at George I's opening of the National Maritime Museum |
| 1937 | George VI | |
| Regency Act, defines Sovereign powers which can be delegated if the Sovereign is unfit |
| 27th April Greenwich George VI's 1st public apearence since the abdication |
| 27th April Greenwich Opens the National Maritime Museum |
| 27th April Greenwich Opens the National Maritime Museum, 1st public appearence since the abdication |
| 12th May Westminster Abbey Crowned George raher than Albert, too German & indicates link with George V |
| 12th May Westminster Abbey Crowned King of Great Britain |
| 27th May Accepts Baldwin's resignation |
| Aug The Windsors travel to Germany on a fact finding tour |
| 10th Dec 10th to 12th Dec, proclaimed King by the Dominions |
| 1938 | George VI | |
| Makes a state visit to Canada, 1st British Sovereign to visit the New World |
| Makes a state visit to USA, 1st British Sovereign to visit the New World |
| 3rd May Glasgow Opens the exhibition at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow |
| July Paris Promotes the Entente in Paris |
| 1939 | Elizabeth II | |
| Dartmouth Elizabeth II first meets Prince Philip |
| 1939 | George VI | |
| Mar Tours Canada |
| Mar Tours the USA |
| 3rd Sep Makes a broadcast to the nation after the declaration of war |
| 1939 | Philip | |
| Dartmouth Philip first meets Elizabeth II |
| 1940 | Edward VIII | |
| Appointed Governor of the Bahamas, 1940-45 |
| 1944 | Elizabeth II | |
| Appointed Counsellor of State, exercises functions of the throne for 1st time |
| 1944 | Philip | |
| 3rd Dec Monte Carlo Death of Andrew, Prince Philip's father |
| 1945 | Edward VIII | |
| London Spends the rest of his life in exile in France |
| 1945 | Elizabeth II | |
| 8th May Buckingham Pal Attends the VE Day celebrations in her ATS uniform |
| 27th July Appointed Junior Commander in the ATS |
| 15th Aug Buckingham Pal Celebrates the end of war with Japan at a dinner party in Buckingham Palace |
| 1947 | Coleville, John Rupert | |
| Appointed Secretary to Princess Elizabeth |
| 1947 | David of Milford Haven | |
| 20th Nov Acts as Prince Philip's best man |
| 1947 | Elizabeth II | |
| Makes a "dedication" speech to the Empire on her 21st birthday from Sth Africa |
| Cape Town Tours Sth Africa & celebrates her 21st birthday at Cape Town |
| 1st Feb Portsmouth Elizabeth II's 1st trip outside the British Isles |
| 1st Feb Portsmouth Embarks on the HMS Vanguard for royal state visit to Sth Africa & Rhodes ia |
| 9th July London George VI makes public his consent for Elizabrth to marry Prince Philip |
| 10th July London Philip's engagement to Princess Elizabeth is announced from Buckingham Palace |
| 20th Nov London Marries Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, formerly Prince of Greece & Denmark |
| 1947 | George VI | |
| Salisbury Pays a Royal visit to Rhodes ia & opens the state Parliamen |
| Tours Sth Africa |
| Feb Offers to return to Britain from tour of Sth Africa but Attlee refuses |
| Feb Cape Town Opens the new session of Parliament in Cape Town |
| 1st Feb Portsmouth Departs on HMS Vanguard for Sth Africa to help Jan Smuts against the Nationalist Party |
| 17th Feb Cape Town 1st time a reigning British Sovereign had step foot on Sth African soil |
| 17th Feb Cape Town Arrives at Duncan Dock received by the Governor-General, Prime Minister & the Cabinet |
| July Give consent under the Royal Marriages Act for Elizabet to marry the Duke of Edinburgh |
| 15th Aug The King is no longer King-Emperor |
| 20th Nov Gives Elizabeth away to the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey |
| 20th Nov Makes Philip the Duke of Edinburgh prior to his wedding to Elizabeth |
| 1947 | Philip | |
| 28th Feb Takes the oath of allegiance & becomes a British subject |
| 18th Mar Becomes Lieutenant Philip Mountbaten, RN |
| 10th July Philip's engagement to Princess Elizabeth is announced from Buckingham Palace |
| 19th Nov Edinburgh Created Duke of Edinburgh |
| 20th Nov London Marries Elizabeth II |
| 21st Nov Philip is to be known as HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
| 1948 | Charles | |
| 14th Nov Buckingham Palace Birth of Charles , Elizabeth I's 1st son & heir |
| 15th Dec Buckingham Palace Prince Charles baptised in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey Fisher |
| 15th Dec Buckingham Palace The Prince's godparents are King George VI, Queen Mary, Princess Margaret, the Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven, David Bowes -Lyon, Lady Brabourne, King Haakon VII of Norway (for whom the Earl of Athlone stood proxy), and Prince George of Greece |
| 1948 | Elizabeth II | |
| 23rd April London Awarded by George VI marking the 600th anniversary of the Order of the Garter |
| May Paris Elizabeth & Philip make their 1st official tour, a royal state visit to France |
| 14th Nov London Birth of Charles , Elizabeth's 1st son & heir |
| 1948 | George VI | |
| The visit to Sth Africa does not prevent Nationalist victory at the elections |
| 26th April Celebrates 25 yrs of marriage to Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon |
| June Surrenders the title Emperor of India |
| 1948 | Philip | |
| May Paris Elizabeth & Philip make their 1st official tour, a royal state visit to France |
| 1950 | Anne | |
| 15th Aug London Birth of Anne, Elizabeth II's 2nd child |
| 1950 | Elizabeth II | |
| 15th Aug London Birth of Anne, gives birth to Princess Anne |
| Nov Athens Pays a royal state visit to Greece |
| 1950 | George VI | |
| London Pays host at a state visit by the President of the French Republic |
| 1951 | Elizabeth II | |
| Pays a royal state visit to Italy |
| Received by the Pope & celebrates her 25th birthday |
| 7th Oct Sets off for a 6 week state visit to Canada |
| Nov Washington Meets President Truman in Washington |
| 1951 | George VI | |
| London Has part of his left lung removed because of lung cancer |
| London Opens the Festival of Britain |
| May London Prostrated by an attack of influenza, most official engagements are cancelled |
| Sep London Agrees to the Prime Minister's request to close Parliament |
| 23rd Sep London Operated on at Buckingham Palace |
| 11th Dec Celebrates the 15th year of his accession to the throne |
| 1952 | Bowes-Lyon | |
| Appointed Queen Mother after her daughter Elizabeth succeeds to the throne |
| 6th Feb Death of George VI, her husband |
| 1952 | Charles | |
| Becomes, in the Scottish Peerage, Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick and Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland. |
| Charles ' mother assumes the throne, becoming Queen Elizabeth II, Charles immediately becomes Duke of Cornwall under a charter of King Edward III, which gave that title to the Sovereign's eldest son, and is then referred to as His Royal Highnes |
| Cornwall The Duke of Cornwall is now the heir apparent to the throne |
| 1952 | Elizabeth II | |
| Elizabeth II officially declares her "Will and Pleasure that I and My children shall be styled and known as the House and Family of Windsor, and that my descendants who marry and their descendants, shall bear the name of Windsor" |
| 6th Feb London Both Houses of Parliament take the oath of allegiance to Elizabeth II |
| 6th Feb Aberdare Death of George VI, hears of death in a tree-tops hut in the Aberdare Forest, Kenya |
| 6th Feb London Succeeds as Queen of Great Britain, Succeeds George II after his death |
| 23rd Sep Visit of King Faisal of Iraq |
| 23rd Oct Claerwen Dam Opens the Claerwen Dam |
| 1952 | George VI | |
| 6th Feb London Death of George VI, only 56 |
| 1953 | Elizabeth II | |
| After a Nationalist court case the Queen can call herself Elizabeth II in Scotland |
| Mar Visited by President Tito |
| 24th Mar Death of Mary |
| 2nd June Westminster Abbey Crowned in Westminster Abbey |
| 24th June Edinburgh Given the crown, sceptre & sword, bestowing upon her the right to rule Scotland |
| 23rd Nov Embarks on a tour of the Commonwealth with Prince Philip |
| 1954 | Elizabeth II | |
| 12th Jan Wellington Opens the NewZealand Parliament |
| 29th April Owen Falls Opens Owen Falls |
| 15th May Returns from the Commonwealth tour |
| July Visit of the King of Sweden |
| Oct Visit of Haile Selassie |
| 1955 | Elizabeth II | |
| June Visits Norway |
| Oct Visited by the President of Portugal |
| 1955 | Margaret | |
| 31st Oct Decides not to marry Peter Townsend |
| 1955 | Philip | |
| 22nd Feb London Cabinet decides to grant Prince Philip the title, Prince of the United Kingdom |
| 1957 | |
