2002
Her collection of jewelry has been documented in her book My Love Affair with Jewelry
2004
Taylor announced a diagnosis of congestive heart failure, a progressive condition in which the heart is too weak to pump sufficient blood throughout the body, particularly to the lower extremities such as the ankles and feet.
2006
Taylor appeared on Larry King Live to refute the claims that she had been ill, and denied the allegations that she was suffering from Alzheimer's disease and was close to death.
2009
she underwent cardiac surgery to replace a leaky valve.
2011
new symptoms related to heart failure caused her to be admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for treatment,[86] where she remained until her death at age 79 on March 23, 2011, surrounded by her four children.
She was buried in a private Jewish ceremony, presided over by Rabbi Jerry Cutler, the day after she died, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. Taylor is entombed in the Great Mausoleum, where public access to her tomb is restricted
1988
Taylor returned to the Betty Ford Clinic , where she met a forty-year old construction worker named Larry Fortensky.
1991
At October 6 Taylor and Fortensky got married they met during another stay at the Betty Ford Center and were married at the Neverland Ranch.
1994
Taylor returned to the movies after a fourteen
-year absence for a small part in The Flintstones.
1997
Taylor participated in the ABC-TV (American Broadcasting Company-television) special, "Happy Birthday Elizabeth—A Celebration of Life," which marked her sixty-fifth birthday and raised money for AIDS research.
1998
The following day she underwent an operation to remove a two-inch tumor from her brain. She also underwent operations on her hip and broke her back
.
1999
In the summer she fell and suffered a fracture to her spine.
2000
Taylor was dubbed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, the female version of a knight.