On this day King George VI died in his sleep at the age of 56 and his daughter Princess Elizabeth was proclaimed Queen of Canada. She would later take her Oath of Sovereignty upon her return to London from Kenya where she was with Prince Philip. Today is the 60th anniversary of her Accession to the Throne, the beginning of the Diamond Jubilee year. She is the only Sovereign I have known in my life and I met her twice.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa on the steps of the Peace tower of Parliament taking the Royal Salute one month before the beginning of World War II in 1939 on a tour of Canada.
Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, Official portrait of the Diamond Jubilee (1952-2012)
We as Canadians can be very proud of our Sovereign and all her achievements, devotion and sense of duty.
God Save the Queen!
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa on the steps of the Peace tower of Parliament taking the Royal Salute one month before the beginning of World War II in 1939 on a tour of Canada.
We as Canadians can be very proud of our Sovereign and all her achievements, devotion and sense of duty.
God Save the Queen!
Amen !
ReplyDeleteI should be Canadian; I am wasted here in Arizona.