Only 4 days before the speech, a fire rips through Windsor Castle and destroys 100 rooms and exacts damages at a cost of more than £36.5 million to restore and repair. This was only the last occurence that year, as Queen Elizabeth II called 1992 her “annus horribilis,” or horrible year, in a speech marking the 40^th year of her reign, saying: “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'.

Here you can find the link of the official speech.