2002 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 2002 in the United Kingdom.
[edit] Events
- February 17- Funeral of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor.
- Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport.
- March 11- BBC 6 Music, the first new BBC Radio station in decades, is launched
- March 30- The Queen Mother dies in her sleep at the Royal Lodge, Windsor.
- April 4- The Queen Mother's funeral procession from the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace to Westminster Hall to lie in state.
- April 9- Funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother takes place at Westminster Abbey, London. The burial takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor.
- May 10- Potters Bar rail crash in Hertfordshire kills 7 people.
- May 28- Stephen Byers resigns as Secretary of State for Transport.
- June 3 - The "Party in the Palace" takes place at Buckingham Palace, London for The Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations.
- June 4 - The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh ride in the gold state coach from Buckingham Palace to St Paul's Cathedral for a special service marking the Queen's 50 years on the throne. In New York, the Empire State Building is lit in purple for her honour.
- July 25- The 2002 Commonwealth Games, hosted by Manchester are opened by the Queen
- August 4- The Soham murders: Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman are murdered by Ian Huntley.
- October 23- Estelle Morris resigns as Secretary of State for Education.
- October 25- Memorial service held at St Paul's Cathedral for the victims of the Bali bombing, which killed 26 UK citizens.
- November 1- Diana, Princess of Wales' former butler, Paul Burrell, is cleared of stealing from the princess' estate after it was revealed that he had told the Queen that he was keeping some of her possessions.
- November 13- Firefighter's strike begins
- December 10- Cherie Blair apologises for the embarrassment she caused in buying flats with the help of convicted fraudster Peter Foster.
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[edit] Deaths
- February 9- Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, sister of the Queen (b. 1930)
- February 16 - Walter Winterbottom, football manager (b. 1913)
- February 21 - John Thaw, actor (b. 1942)
- February 27 - Spike Milligan, comedian, writer, and poet (b. 1918)
- March 4 - Claire Davenport, actress (b. 1933)
- March 4 - Eric Flynn, actor and singer (b. 1939)
- March 21? - Amanda Dowler, abducted and murdered schoolgirl (b. 1988)
- March 27 - Dudley Moore, comedian, and actor (b. 1935)
- March 30 - Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, consort of King George VI (b. 1900)
- June 27 - John Entwistle, bassist (The Who) (b. 1944)
- July 28 - Archer John Porter Martin, chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
- August 4 - Carmen Silvera, actress (b. 1922)
- August 31 - George Porter, chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
- September 23 - Vernon Corea, broadcaster (b. 1927)
- November 2 - Charles Sheffield, author and physicist (b. 1935)
- November 3 - Lonnie Donegan, musician (King of Skiffle; b. 1931)
- November 15 - Myra Hindley, murderer (b. 1942)
- December 22 - Joe Strummer, musician and singer (The Clash) (b. 1952)
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