Look Back To 2022: What Happened That Year
The Platinum Jubilee, the death of the Queen and three Prime Ministers.
Here's 2022 in full - the music, the news, the screen, the sport and the ordinary details. Good for a birthday card, a party quiz round or a reminiscence session.
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In the charts in 2022
- 'As It Was' by Harry Styles was the year's best-selling single and spent ten weeks at number one.
- Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' returned to number one after Stranger Things used it.
- Ladbaby's 'Food Aid' was the Christmas number one, a fifth in a row.
In the news in 2022
- Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February.
- The Platinum Jubilee was celebrated over a four-day weekend in June.
- Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September and the funeral was held on 19 September.
- Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak were all Prime Minister during the year.
- The UK recorded 40C for the first time, at Coningsby, on 19 July.
On screen in 2022
- Stranger Things, Top Gun: Maverick and The Traitors were the year's talking points.
- The Queen's funeral was one of the most-watched broadcasts in British history.
- Wednesday closed the year on Netflix.
In sport in 2022
- England's women won Euro 2022 at Wembley on 31 July.
- The Commonwealth Games were held in Birmingham.
- Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar, held in December.
Everyday life in 2022
- Energy bills rose sharply and the price cap was in every news bulletin.
- ChatGPT was released at the end of November.
- Jubilee bunting went up in June and came down for a very different September.
If you were born in 2022
- Anyone born in 2022 was born in the last year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.
- They arrived the summer the Lionesses won the Euros.
- Anyone born in 2022 turns 30 in 2052, 40 in 2062, 50 in 2072, 60 in 2082 and 70 in 2092.
- For a milestone card, the strongest line is usually the number one from the week they were born rather than the year's biggest events - it's personal, and it takes two minutes to find.
- For a reminiscence session, read one section at a time and stop on whatever gets a reaction. The point is the conversation, not the facts.
How to write it so it lands
- The number one from the week they were born beats the year's headlines on a card.
- Read one section at a time in a reminiscence session and stop where the conversation starts.
- Use it as a guess-the-year round by reading three facts and hiding the date.
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Frequently asked questions
When did the Lionesses win the Euros?
31 July 2022, beating Germany 2-1 after extra time at Wembley.
What was the Christmas number one in 2022?
'Food Aid' by Ladbaby, their fifth consecutive Christmas number one.
How old is someone born in 2022?
Subtract 2022 from the current year. They turn 40 in 2062, 50 in 2072, 60 in 2082 and 70 in 2092.
Do you sell anything to do with this year?
We make greeting cards, art prints and pin badges in the UK, including milestone birthday cards. This page itself is free to read and free to copy.