Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022

[RangerRay]

This is hitting me harder than I thought it would. I feel like I lost my grandmother.

God save the King.

 

[OldSolduer]

We all swore the oath and it still applies.

 

[MilEME09]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1567936934290329608

 

[rmc_wannabe]

Long live the King.

 

[Kilted]

The British PM referred to him as Charles III. I know that there was considerable speculation that he would use a different regal name.

 

[CICOPS]

I noticed the British PM said King Charles III. Wow, I was sure he would go with George VII or Phillip!

 

[Czech_pivo]

There is a whole procedure for what is to be done, and how, when the Court is Mourning. It's written down somewhere and I'm 99.99% sure some very senior folks - including inside DND and the CF, are reviewing it right now.

The last time I can recall full Court Mourning was when Governor General Vanier died - March 1967.

Over 30yrs ago I had the privilege of working one summer in Ottawa for a fellow some of you very well may know - Gerry Wharton - in the department of 'Ceremony and Protocol'. I was able to attend the arrival of Gorbachev at CFB Uplands in May of 1990, be a part of putting together and assembling the Flags and such for Nelson Mandela's visit and a number of others that summer.
The immense attention to the smallest detail and protocol is something that I will never forget. All of those past events will pale compared to the detail that will go into this.
Long Live the King!

 

[my72jeep]

Long Live the King

 

[Remius]

Long live the King.

 

[Edward Campbell]

Over 30yrs ago I had the privilege of working one summer in Ottawa for a fellow some of you very well may know - Gerry Wharton - in the department of 'Ceremony and Protocol'. I was able to attend the arrival of Gorbachev at CFB Uplands in May of 1990, be a part of putting together and assembling the Flags and such for Nelson Mandela's visit and a number of others that summer.
The immense attention to the smallest detail and protocol is something that I will never forget. All of those past events will pale compared to the detail that will go into this.
Long Live the King!

I knew Gerry, he was a Guards officer and we served nearby but never actually with one another, in the same unit or HQ branch. After he left the Army he went into the civil service as "Mr Protocol" and then headed once of the veterans' organizations. I haven't seen or heard from him since pre-COVID.

 

[Nfld Sapper]

I suspect that we will be having a King very soon.

I kind of suspected it when the whole royal household was recalled to Balmoral earlier in the day.

 

[AmmoTech90]

Rest in peace Your Majesty.

 

[Gunplumber]

This is horrible. Way too quick. Rest in peace.

 

[FormerHorseGuard]

I was given this photo of the approved art work for the Queen's Colours of the Regiment. Something that will be repeated or flown again as the regiment went Arty. Strange to see a world without that smile. God Bless Our Queen, Long Live the King.

 

[Brad Sallows]

Whatever people think monarchy is or ought be, I am thinking people were fortunate to enjoy her reign for longer than they might have deserved or hoped.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Our country is 155 years old and she has been our Queen for 69 of those years 70 years 214 days, almost half of our existence as a country.

FTFY . . . let's not shortchange the old gal.

 

[rmc_wannabe]

Our mess held a Loyal Toast at TGIT today in her honour. It's definitely a monumental, albeit tragic moment in our country's history.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

God Bless Her.

 

[torg003]

Just got home and read the news. Shocked and saddened. Her Majesty was the only monarch I (and I'm sure most people on here and across Canada) have ever know. May she rest in peace.
God save the King!

 

[lenaitch]

This is shocking news; the Queen has always been a constant in my life. Prime Ministers come and go but she has always been there. In my life I have lived under two Prime Ministers in England, Edward Heath, and Harold Wilson and in Canada 9 different PMs, Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, John Turner, Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell, Jean Chretien, Paul Martin. Stephen Harper, and Justin Trudeau but have only known one Monarch. This will take some time to process.

But that's the point isn't it. The Throne is the embodiment of the State; politicians and governments come and go, but the State endures.