LifestyleThis week in London: Victoria line opened by Queen Elizabeth IIAmy Ashenden|Toby Earle5 March 2016It was the week that saw the Victoria line opened on the London Underground and the first women Chelsea pensioners.During this week in 1969, Queen Elizabeth II opened the Victoria line, which is completely underground, at Victoria station. It was the first entirely new tube line in the capital for 50 years.Read MoreTransfer news LIVE! Arsenal eye Guehi alternative; Chelsea agree deal Chelsea injury update: Palmer, Estevao, Gusto latest return datesChelsea in new talks to make first signing of Rosenior eraSponsoredReset your wellbeing for the year aheadA 300-year-tradition took a new turn in 2009, when Dorothy Hughes and Winifred Phillips became the first women Chelsea pensioners.This week in London trawls the archives to bring you the key events that have taken place in the capital during the past century.London Live's Toby Earle takes a look back at some of the highlights from the last week of February and beginning of March.He finishes with action at Hillingdon’s skate park.MORE ABOUTHistoryChelseaVictoria line
