Comments on: Royal Adventures http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/winter-2003/massey-college-history-prince-philip-visit/ Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:02:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Staff http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/winter-2003/massey-college-history-prince-philip-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-336 Staff Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:57:14 +0000 http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/?p=5705#comment-336 The authors of this article included Princess Elizabeth’s very brief visit on Oct. 13, 1951, noting that she “would become Queen two years later.” Elizabeth became Queen less than four months later on the death of her father, George VI, on Feb. 6, 1952. Although she was already Queen, her coronation took place on June 2, 1953. Prince Philip’s visit to Massey College on Oct. 10, 2002, was part of the Golden Jubilee tour of Canada celebrating Elizabeth’s 50 years as Queen since her accession to the throne in 1952. <br> <em>Graeme A. Barry MA 1992 Saint John, N.B.</em> The authors of this article included Princess Elizabeth’s very brief visit on Oct. 13, 1951, noting that she “would become Queen two years later.” Elizabeth became Queen less than four months later on the death of her father, George VI, on Feb. 6, 1952. Although she was already Queen, her coronation took place on June 2, 1953. Prince Philip’s visit to Massey College on Oct. 10, 2002, was part of the Golden Jubilee tour of Canada celebrating Elizabeth’s 50 years as Queen since her accession to the throne in 1952.

Graeme A. Barry
MA 1992
Saint John, N.B.

]]> By: Staff http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/winter-2003/massey-college-history-prince-philip-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Staff Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:47:10 +0000 http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/?p=5705#comment-332 I thought the coverage of the royals quite clever. For me, as a teenager (born in 1924), the visit of the King and Queen in 1939 was a momentous occasion, and much of what went on and what was said made a lasting impression on me. You call George VI “shy and stammering,” but one thing that was remarked on was that the King spoke without a stammer. Apparently, he was quite forceful when greeting people. My parents were involved in some of the civic and military functions, and the visit was discussed for days by everyone. I realize you wanted to keep the tone of your article light, but the cartoonist missed the point with the King’s consort, Queen Elizabeth; she came across as a beautiful, extremely well-dressed lady who charmed everyone. <br> <em>James H. MacKendrick North Saanich, B.C.</em> I thought the coverage of the royals quite clever. For me, as a teenager (born in 1924), the visit of the King and Queen in 1939 was a momentous occasion, and much of what went on and what was said made a lasting impression on me. You call George VI “shy and stammering,” but one thing that was remarked on was that the King spoke without a stammer. Apparently, he was quite forceful when greeting people. My parents were involved in some of the civic and military functions, and the visit was discussed for days by everyone.

I realize you wanted to keep the tone of your article light, but the cartoonist missed the point with the King’s consort, Queen Elizabeth; she came across as a beautiful, extremely well-dressed lady who charmed everyone.

James H. MacKendrick
North Saanich, B.C.

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