In 2012 there will be the Olympic Games in London, it seems that the Olympic Games in Beijing were just last year, how time flies four years already. Coinciding with this event is our Sovereign's 60th anniversary of accession to the throne in 1952, she is the Constitutional Monarch of Canada.
Canada Celebrated in 1977 the Silver Jubilee, I remember it well because I was invited to a Gala concert at the National Art Centre in Ottawa in honour of the Queen and she spoke to me in French, just brief polite conversation, but I was surprised by the encounter. Pierre E. Trudeau was Prime Minister then.
Then we had the Golden Jubilee in 2002, Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister. Now we are preparing for the Diamond Jubilee, the only other Monarch who achieved this hallmark was Queen Victoria. The Canadian Government has already unveiled the commemorative medals and other insignia it will use during 2012. I doubt the Queen will tour Canada for the occasion, she was born in April 1926 and is now 85 and Prince Philip born in June 1921 is 90, so probably Prince Charles will come in her stead.
Canada Celebrated in 1977 the Silver Jubilee, I remember it well because I was invited to a Gala concert at the National Art Centre in Ottawa in honour of the Queen and she spoke to me in French, just brief polite conversation, but I was surprised by the encounter. Pierre E. Trudeau was Prime Minister then.
Then we had the Golden Jubilee in 2002, Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister. Now we are preparing for the Diamond Jubilee, the only other Monarch who achieved this hallmark was Queen Victoria. The Canadian Government has already unveiled the commemorative medals and other insignia it will use during 2012. I doubt the Queen will tour Canada for the occasion, she was born in April 1926 and is now 85 and Prince Philip born in June 1921 is 90, so probably Prince Charles will come in her stead.
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