Video - A retrospective of Her Majesty’s life
Video - A retrospective of Her Majesty’s life
Video length: 3:28 minutes
“Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, In Memoriam” and “Sa Majesté La Reine Elizabeth II, in memoriam” are written on screen with the Queen’s commemorative portrait portrayed on the right.
“A Historic Reign, Canada Pays Tribute” and “Un règne historique, le Canada rend hommage” are written on screen.
1951, Winnipeg, Man. / Winnipeg (Man.) Their Royal Highnesses walking, arriving at function; Her Majesty wearing tiara, blue ribbon across long dress, white fur coat; Duke of Edinburgh in black tie.
1951, Toronto, Ont. / Toronto (Ont.) Their Royal Highnesses riding in a convertible car, waving to the crowd; Princess Elizabeth dressed in black; (National Exhibition Centre).
1951, Calgary, Alta / Calgary (Alb.) Stadium crowd waving, black car (can’t see Their Royal Highnesses) (Calgary Stampede).
1951, Calgary, Alta / Calgary (Alb.) Their Royal Highnesses; Line-up of indigenous men in traditional dress and headdress; Her Majesty in fur coat and black hat.
1951, Calgary, Alta / Calgary (Alb.) Line up of indigenous men in traditional dress; crowd behind (can’t see Their Royal Highnesses).
1951, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Her Majesty chatting with veteran.
1951, Sydney, N.S. / Sydney (N.-É.) Their Royal Highnesses boarding ship; Her Majesty waving; navy officers on deck above Their Royal Highnesses; Her Majesty wearing fur coat.
1951, Sydney, N.S. / Sydney (N.-É.) Crowd; only mast of ship visible.
1951, Victoria, B.C. / Victoria (C.-B.) Their Royal Highnesses on board ship chatting with navy officers; Her Majesty in light color coat and has scarf on her head.
1957, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Their Royal Highnesses in formal wear entering Parliament bldg.
1957, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Their Royal Highnesses on stage standing at the thrones, in front of audience in Senate, Parliament bldg.
1959, St. John’s, N.L. / St. John’s (T.-N.-L.) Their Royal Highnesses walking in front of veterans; Her Majesty has bouquet of flowers in her hands; wearing light color coat and hat, white gloves. Duke of Edinburgh behind.
1959, Whitehorse, Y.T. / Whitehorse (Yn) Her Majesty receiving flowers from girl in white dress, on dais at airport; woman on her right with white fur scarf in her hand.
1959, St-Lambert, Que. / St-Lambert (Qc) Her Majesty walking; wearing white hat, short sleeve coat; white gloves, flowery dress; men on her left and behind her. (Opening of St. Lawrence Seaway).
1959, St-Lambert, Que. / St-Lambert (Qc) Her Majesty speaking at microphone; wearing white hat, short sleeve coat; white gloves, flowery dress; (Opening of St. Lawrence Seaway).
1964, Charlottetown, P.E.I. / Charlottetown (Î.-P.-É.) Her Majesty waving from balcony of bldg. Sets of three flags on both sides; Duke of Edinburgh, woman and man next to Her Majesty.
1964, Charlottetown, P.E.I. / Charlottetown (Î.-P.-É.) Her Majesty is introduced to woman dressed in white, black hat; Her Majesty wearing dark hat and black gloves.
1957, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Their Royal Highnesses in landau; formal dress, Her Majesty wearing white fur coat, tiara; Their Royal Highnesses waving at crowd.
1967, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Their Royal Highnesses standing in moving blue convertible car, waving; Her Majesty dressed in white dress and tiara; Duke of Edinburgh in uniform, white gloves.
1967, Montréal, Que. / Montréal (Qc) Kids with colourful flags in crowd. “1967” and maple leaf on flags.
1967, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Their Royal Highnesses on red carpet; formal dress, crown; two women in long white dress behind Their Royal Highnesses; Her Majesty waving at crowd.
1967, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Kids waving Canadian flags.
1967, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Her Majesty cutting giant cake.
1967, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Balloons over Parliament bldgs.; giant white cake.
1967, Montréal, Que. / Montréal (Qc) View of Expo ‘67
1967, Montréal, Que. / Montréal (Qc) Her Majesty walking with officials; Her Majesty in pink dress and pink/white hat; woman in bright yellow coat and member of the RCMP among group.
1970, Frobisher Bay, N.W.T. (now Iqaluit, Nvt.) / Frobisher Bay (T.N.-O.) (maintenant Iqaluit (Nt) Welcome sign in local language.
1970, Frobisher Bay, N.W.T. (now Iqaluit, Nvt.) / Frobisher Bay (T.N.-O.) (maintenant Iqaluit (Nt) Inuit children dressed as scouts with NT Centennial Expedition flags.
1973, Calgary, Alta / Calgary (Alb.) Her Majesty wearing black and white dress, fur shawl and white gloves. Standing next to man in dark grey suit; flag behind them.
1973, Calgary, Alta / Calgary (Alb.) RCMP Horse show at Calgary Stampede.
1982, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Her Majesty with Prime Minister Trudeau; Her Majesty holding black umbrella.
1982, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Her Majesty with Prime Minister Trudeau, sitting at table signing Constitution document.
1982, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Signature of document.
1982, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Her Majesty chatting with crowd; has white and red flowers in her hands; wearing a blue coat and hat, Order of Canada and other insignia.
1984, Fredericton, N.B./ Fredericton (N.-B.) Her Majesty meeting children in crowd; dressed in pink coat and white hat; has flowers in her hands.
1992, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Parade of RCMP on horses; Canadian flags.
1992, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Her Majesty and woman in red dress and hat in landau.
1992, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Her Majesty with Prime Minister and Mrs. Mulroney, Governor General and Mrs. Hnatyshyn in the back; Her Majesty dressed in pink coat and hat.
1992, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Her Majesty walking with footguard reviewing guard; aide-de-camp behind them.
1992, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Governor General Hnatyshyn and Her Majesty going up stairs to stage; Mrs. Mulroney and Mrs. Hnatyshyn behind them; Her Majesty dressed in pink coat and hat.
1994, Victoria, B.C. / Victoria (C.-B.) Aerial view of stadium with Victoria 1994 display on field.
1994, Victoria, B.C. / Victoria (C.-B.) Her Majesty walking in stadium with older man and woman wearing red and white jacket and blue shorts.
1994, Victoria, B.C. / Victoria (C.-B.) Her Majesty dressed in blue with yellow hat receiving flowers from kid in crowd, on his/her father’s shoulders.
1997, Bonavista, N.L. / Bonavista (T.-N.-L.) View of sailboat in front of crowd in rows of chairs. (500th anniversary of the voyage of John Cabot).
1997, Bonavista, N.L. / Bonavista (T.-N.-L.) Her Majesty shaking hand with man in costume; Her Majesty in beige raincoat and light blue/white hat; (500th anniversary of the voyage of John Cabot).
2002, Iqaluit, Nvt. / Iqaluit (Nt) Crowd lined up in front of black building.; row of men dressed in red at the front of building.
2002, Iqaluit, Nvt. / Iqaluit (Nt) Kids holding Nunavut flags; Her Majesty in beige coat and hat; man and member of the RCMP behind Her Majesty.
2002, Iqaluit, Nvt. / Iqaluit (Nt) Her Majesty in beige coat and hat; Prime Minister Chrétien and John R. Saul (Governor General Clarkson’s husband) behind her.
2002, Vancouver, B.C. / Vancouver (C.-B.) Her Majesty on red carpet with Wayne Gretzky.
2002, Vancouver, B.C. / Vancouver (C.-B.) Her Majesty dropping hockey puck; Gretzky looking on.
2005, Regina, Sask. / Regina (Sask.) Her Majesty in beige raincoat, clear umbrella; Her Majesty pulling on rope to unveil statue; RCMP next to Her Majesty.
2005, Regina, Sask. / Regina (Sask.) Bronze statue of Her Majesty between two blue flags.
2010, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Her Majesty at NAC (unveiling of Oscar Peterson statue).
2010, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Quincy Jones playing the piano (unveiling of Oscar Peterson statue).
2010, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Her Majesty walking with Prime Minister Harper. Her Majesty dressed in red dress and white hat.
2010, Halifax, N.S. / Halifax (N.-É.) Her Majesty receiving blue gift box from indigenous man wearing traditional headdress.
2010, Halifax, N.S. / Halifax (N.-É.) Her Majesty reviewing guard; holding clear umbrella; wearing beige coat, yellow hat.
2010, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Her Majesty dressed in light blue coat and hat; chatting with elderly people in wheelchair.
2010, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Her Majesty chatting with member of the RCMP, smiling; light blue coat and hat.
2010, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Her Majesty reviewing guard (footguards); Her Majesty dressed in red suit and white hat with red flower.
2010, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Their Royal Highnesses on top of stairs boarding plane. Her Majesty wearing blue coat and hat; Duke of Edinburgh wearing dark suit.
2010, Ottawa, Ont. / Ottawa (Ont.) Snowbirds formation in the sky.
“Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, In Memoriam” and “Sa Majesté La Reine Elizabeth II, in memoriam” are written on screen with the Queen’s commemorative portrait portrayed on the right.
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Images courtesy of / Images offertes par CBC/Radio-Canada.
Music / Musique, Regina requiescit, composed by Master Bombardier Julien Simard, Composée par le bombardier-chef Julien Simard.
Recorded by The Royal Canadian Artillery Band / Enregistrée par la Musique de l’Artillerie royale Canadienne.
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