Queen Elizabeth II celebrating her 40th anniversary on the throne – her ruby jubilee.The monarch would have had a catalogue of 40 years of accomplishments to look back on, but the Queen was sadly wrapped up in the tragedy of more recent events.Delivering a speech at Guildhall on 24th November 1992, the Queen made the solemn announcement to her crowd that the year had been an “annus horribilis”.“1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure,” she told the audience.“In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it has turned out to be an ‘Annus Horribilis’.
I suspect that I am not alone in thinking it so.”Just four days before the speech, Windsor Castle had suffered severe damage after catching fire.Annus.
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