RCN mourns the loss of Queen Elizabeth II
September 20, 2022 - Royal Canadian Navy
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The Royal Canadian Navy In Memory
Queen Elizabeth II
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Producer & Director – Christian Corbet, Sculptor – Royal Canadian Navy
Creative Assistant – Christopher J. Mahy
Technical Assistant – Dustin R. Chandler
Original Music Score by Jerome Mcpeek
Composer – Artist in Residence – Royal Canadian Navy
Images Copyright Royal Canadian Navy 2022
After taking the throne on February 6, 1952 and reigning for 70 years and 127 days, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, 2022 at the age of 96. She was the longest reigning monarch in British and Commonwealth history.
The Queen’s legacy runs deep within the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). Her passing is deeply felt by our members and we extend our deepest condolences to the Royal Family as we honour Her Majesty’s memory.
Her Majesty’s long relationship with the RCN is fondly marked by several events including RCN attendance at Her Majesty’s coronation, the presentation of the Queen’s Colour and her participation in the International Fleet Review in 2010, and most recently as part of the Canadian Armed Forces contingent marching in Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant this past June.
The RCN proudly participated at Her Majesty’s coronation in 1953, sending ships, an aircraft carrier, cruisers and destroyers to represent Canada at the celebration. The RCN also honourably bears the Queen’s Colour—a flag that includes Canada’s national flag, an “E” encircled by a chaplet of roses and the badge of the RCN. The flag replaced that of the Queen’s father, whose own flag flew during the Second World War, representing the Navy’s fight on behalf of the monarch.
More recently, the Queen attended the International Fleet Review in 2010 where she sailed aboard Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) St John’s. Navies from across the world gathered in Halifax to welcome Her Majesty.
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II arrives at the British Columbia Legislature during her visit to Canada in 1959. The RCN Honour Guard, made up of sailors from the Pacific Fleet, parades with the new Queen’s Colour.
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Sailor 1st Class Jarrod Rampone (fourth from top of stairs) of HMCS Calgary and Corporal Ellery Fleming of the King’s Own Calgary Regiment (third from top of stairs) rehearse alongside other Commonwealth military members for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The rehearsal took place at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London on May 30, 2022.
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Sailor 1st Class Jarrod Rampone (fourth from top of stairs) of HMCS Calgary and Corporal Ellery Fleming of the King’s Own Calgary Regiment (third from top of stairs) rehearse alongside other Commonwealth military members for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The rehearsal took place at Saint Paul’s Cathedral in London on May 30, 2022.
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Halifax to present the RCN with the Queen’s Colour in 1959. Her Colour replaces that of King George VI, her father, who presented the RCN with its first Colour in 1939. Escorting Her Majesty is Rear-Admiral Hugh Pullen, Captain William Landymore, and the Queen’s Aide-de-Camp.
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