Queen Elizabeth opens Parliament in 1957
The Story
For the first time ever, the sovereign opens Canadian Parliament.
Program: CBC Television News Special
Broadcast Date: Oct. 14, 1957
Reporter: Bill Curtis
Duration: 10:31
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Queen Elizabeth’s 1959 farewell speech
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Queen Elizabeth at ‘Indian Days’
The royal couple visit "Indian Days" in Nanaimo as part of their 1959 Royal Tour.
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Film of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation airlifted to Canada
"Operation Pony Express" flew film of the Coronation from Buckingham Palace to Canada by helicopter, RAF bomber and RCAF fighter.
1952: Elizabeth proclaimed Queen after death of King George VI
King George VI dies and Elizabeth, just 25, becomes Queen.
Princess Elizabeth visits Nanaimo
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1951: Caribou slippers for Prince Charles
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