1992

The Queen commemorates her Ruby Jubilee, the first British monarch to do so since her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria in 1877.
Buckingham Palace announces that Duke and Duchess of York are to separate after six years of marriage.
Television entertainer Roy Castle, who currently presents Record Breakers, announces that he is suffering from lung cancer.
General election: the Conservative Party are re-elected for a fourth successive term, in their first election under John Major’s leadership. Their majority is reduced to 21 seats, but they have attracted more than 14,000,000 votes – the highest number of votes ever attracted in a general election. Notable retirements from parliament at this election include former prime minister Margaret Thatcher and former Labour leader Michael Foot.
Part of Windsor Castle is gutted in a fire, causing millions of pounds worth of damage. The Queen describes this year as an Annus Horribilis (horrible year) due to various scandals damaging the image of the Royal Family, as well as the Windsor Castle fire.
The separation of Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales is announced following months of speculation about their marriage, but there are no plans for a divorce and John Major announces that Diana could still become Queen.

Commodore UK release the new Amiga 1200 computer.
Thames Television, TVS, TSW and TV-am broadcast for the last time. The ORACLE teletext service is discontinued on ITV and Channel 4 to be replaced by a new service operated by the Teletext Ltd. consortium, having been launched on ITV in 1974 and used by Channel 4 since its inception in 1982.

Shakespeare’s Sister’s hit “Stay” was the longest chart topper of 1992, holding onto the No 1 slot for 8 weeks.
The year saw the start of the ABBA revival, though, with Erasure grabbing the top spot for five weeks in June with their Abba-esque EP, which featured covers of ABBA songs. This was followed by ABBA tribute band Björn Again releasing Erasure-ish in October, which featured covers of Erasure songs. This reached number 25. ABBA’s ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits album reached No. 1 for a week in September.

Artist	Title
Edison Lighthouse	Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
Lee Marvin	Wand’rin Star
Simon & Garfunkel	Bridge Over Troubled Water
Dana	All Kinds Of Everything
Norman Greenbaum	Spirit In The Sky
England World Cup Squad	Back Home
Christie	Yellow River
Mungo Jerry	In The Summertime
Elvis Presley	The Wonder Of You
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Tears Of A Clown
Freda Payne	Band Of Gold
Matthews’ Southern Comfort	Woodstock
Jimi Hendrix Experience	Voodoo Chile
Dave Edmunds	I Hear You Knockin’

Great Britain and Northern Ireland compete at the Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, but do not win any medals.
Aldershot F.C., bottom of the Football League Fourth Division, are declared bankrupt and become the first Football League club in 30 years to resign from the league.
Manchester United win the Football League Cup for the first time with a 1–0 win over Nottingham Forest in the Wembley final. Brian McClair scores the only goal of the game.
UEFA awards the 1996 European Football Championships to England, who will be hosting a major tournament for the first time since the 1966 World Cup.
Alan Shearer becomes England’s most expensive footballer in a £3.6 million transfer from Southampton to Blackburn Rovers. Shearer, who turns 22 next month, was a member of England’s Euro 92 national squad, having scored on his debut in a friendly international against France in February this year.
The Englishman driver Nigel Mansell comes in second in the Hungarian Grand Prix and wins the 1992 Formula One season with five steps in advance, becoming the first Briton to win the title since James Hunt in the 1976 Formula One season.
13 September – Nigel Mansell announces his retirement from Formula One racing.

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