DURING the Queen’s lifetime she witnessed numerous highs and lows – but she stated that one year stood out for her for being one of the worst.
The 12 months were so bad the monarch called it her “annus horribilis”, literally meaning “horrible year”, and there were a number of factors that caused her upset.
On November 24, in a speech at Guildhall marking her 40th anniversary of her accession to the throne, the Queen referred to 1992 as her “annus horribilis”.
She said: “1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure.
“In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it has turned out to be an ‘Annus Horribilis’.”