November 1992 – Prime Minister John Major announces that the Queen is to be taxed from 1993 onwards, marking the end of 60 tax-free years for the monarchy.

November 1992 – Windsor Castle is damaged in a fire, causing millions of pounds worth of damage, shortly after which the Queen describes the year as an Annus Horribilis.

August 1992 – The Daily Mirror publishes intimate photographs of the Duchess of York (Sarah Ferguson) and Texan businessman John Bryan.June 1992 – Princess Diana’s controversial biography, Diana: Her True Story by Andrew Morton, is published.

April 1992 – Princess Anne announces her divorce from Captain Mark Phillips.March 1992 – Princess Diana’s father – John Spencer, 8th Early Spencer, dies from pneumonia at the age of 68.March 1992 – The Duke and Duchess of York (Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson) announce they are to separate after six years of marriage.February 1992 – The Queen commemorates her Ruby Jubilee.February 1991 – Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) bombs explode at London’s Paddington and Victoria stations.Therefore the events that appear in this period are as follows (but aren't all covered in the series) are as follows.

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