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Canadian Monarchist News Les Nouvelles Monarchiques du Spring/Printemps 2019 — No. 45 An occasional Newsletter for members and friends of The Monarchist League of Canada The Monarchist League of Canada / La Ligue Monarchiste du Canada, PO Box 1057, Lakeshore West PO, Oakville, , Canada L6K 0B2 905-855-7262 (800) 465-6925 www.monarchist.ca THE MONARCHIST LEAGUE OF CANADA – 49th ANNIVERSARY 1970-2019 HATEFUL WORDS ABOUT MEGHAN NOT LIMITED TO UK Sussexes visit with on Commonwealth Day Report & Commentary by Robert Finch, Chairman, the Monarchist League of Canada

March found the “respectable” media in the UK pick up on, and roundly condemn, what horrors had previously been confined to tabloids Harry and Meghan and the darker corners of the Inter- visit Canada House for net: hateful words, racially based, Commonwealth Day about Meghan, Harry and their baby celebrations child, expected to be born in April. Some Canadians have been quick to suggest that such a thing could not happen here, citing both our nation’s traditions of tolerance and inclusion, and also the wide popu- larity of the Sussexes. The latter is partly based on the deep pride that so much of their courtship had tak- en place here with remarkably little publicity fuss from onlookers and media, their many Canadian friends and the fact that Harry had chosen to introduce his love to the rigours A leaf jersey for the Prince or Princess to be of public exposure in the run-up to Some of the milder nonsense peddled by hatemongers in and huge success of the In- recent months victus Games in 2017. I cite but one example of such A message from The Queen speech on a Canadian website, whose milder words call Meghan “a class- to the people of New Zealand less, political loud mouth – not fit to become Royalty.” This brought the IN THIS EDITION I have been deeply saddened by the appalling events in comment – again, I have chosen per- OF CMN haps the least offensive of offensive- Christchurch today. Prince Philip and I send our condolences ness to be found on the Net – “What The and to the families and friends of those who have lost their lives. if the baby is Black, will the Queen 3-5 I also pay tribute to the emergency services and volun- dye its [sic] hair red?” Johnston teers who are providing support to those who have been in- Other invective of this loathsome book review 6-7 ilk speculate the baby could be “gen- jured. Canadian Royal der fluid” and that Meghan is “psy- Photographer 8-9 At this tragic time, my thoughts and prayers are with all cho.” Even the relatively staid Tor- New Zealanders. onto Sun site provokes comments such as calling the Royal couple Elizabeth R. “goofs... they think they are gods” continued on page 2 MEGHAN... continued from page 1

The Queen joins Royal Family Tweets from someone who claims members at the annual Commonwealth Day service to know the Duchess speak of “the in damage she has caused.” You get the picture. Apart from exploding the myth (top right) Canadian kids show that all Canadians are kind, rational the Sussexes how to and not given to vitriol, the cruel make maple taffy (sugar on snow!) truth worth remembering is that the farrago of bitter nonsense is directed at real people, with real feel ings and a real capacity to be hurt. This has nothing to do with advocating re- publicanism – there is a rational case to be made for a republic which has nothing whatever to do with per- sonalities, in the same way as we ad- vocate for , enhanced by but not dependent on individuals within the Royal Family. Readers who feel angered that the free speech we all cherish is being abused in the manner described above (and much worse lies there for the searcher) might like to write Meghan to decry the loonies, to assure her of our support and affec- (right) Canadian High tion, and to wish her well in her Commissioner presents baby gifts to Harry and Meghan. pregnancy and motherhood-to-be. The Duke checks out the HRH The Duchess of Sussex, sometimes-pungent smell Clarence House, London SW1A 1BA of moccasins! (Clarence House being where Meghan’s mail is opened). ❖ ❖ ❖ In the meantime, we can all take heart from the fact that Harry and Meghan came to the High Commis- sion in London for a Common- wealth Day visit with Canadians which included Maple taffy pulling (hot syrup on ice!) and a briefing by an entrepreneur whose firm, Wealth simple, encourages people with minimal assets to save and in- vest, Janice Charette welcomed the couple, and told media she was doing her best to encourage a Canadian visit soon – “We kind of claim you,” she re- minded the Duchess – but realisti- cally, Mme Charette reported that for now the Sussexes were focused on the upcoming birth of their first child.

2 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring/Printemps 2019 THIRTY YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENTS: THE CROWN & CANADIAN HERALDRY by Bruce Patterson, steel with cloth , Deputy of Canada and sculpted crests affixed to the top of these helmets. This article is based on a speech to Why should such a system have the Monarchist League of Canada’s retained its importance long after Accession Lunch, Toronto, this period of history ceased to be? February 10, 2019 A simple answer is that it works: n 1988, the office for which I the best heraldry uses sound de- work, the Canadian Heraldic Au- sign principles to express identity: Ithority, came into being as a con- bright, contrasting colours; simple sequence of issued by compositions of recognizable fig- Her Majesty, and in recent months ures, elemental shapes and visually we have thus marked the 30th an- appealing patterns; and very often niversary of this office. It has been a expressions of symbolic meaning very productive three decades, re- underlying each design, sometimes sulting in several thousand new em- on many levels. Much like a painting blems – assigned under the powers containing within itself complex of the Crown– added to Canada’s visual meaning, a heraldic emblematic heritage. tells a story. As has been the case throughout Heraldry is also notable for being history, heraldry has evolved to re- heritable: in other words, personal flect the particular society in which heraldry can be passed down from it is found, and I hope that our ef- the original bearer to his or her de- forts, both in terms of what we have scendants, generation by generation. produced and in how we are re- In a way, this keeps the art form garded internationally, have been alive and open to reinterpretation important in terms of what heraldry throughout the years; as such, her- is and what it can be, and as a way to aldry becomes a widely recognizable enhance in a visible way the Crown form of identification, even when as a Canadian institution. used informally, such as on Ontario into two main categories: personal The Armorial Bearings of the This reflection on the past covers highway signs. To many people and corporate, although symbols of Monarchist League of Canada, the “achievements” of my title, about today, a medieval shield denotes by sovereignty, such as the Royal Arms, including Royal Crowns by permission of The Queen which I won’t say much more other its very shape a mark of identifica- contain characteristics of both. than to invite you to become famil- tion. iar with our work and see what you Since it is dependent on the artis- ORIGINS think. I should also note that tic interpretation of craftspeople, The first examples of heraldry enjoy making puns and wordplay – heraldry is certainly art; it is also that existed in our country were, in visual or otherwise – so I need to science, in that heraldic composi- fact, the seals of sovereignty, such as point out that the use of the word tion is determined by established the arms of Royal erected by “” has another meaning: guidelines and rules. In the same at on the Gaspé coast an achievement is also a full coat of way, heraldry is bound up with con- of what is now Québec on 24 July arms, the creation of which is our of- cepts of law, given that it indicates 1534, and later seen at places such as fice’s raison d’être. ideas such as family relationships, the gates of the City of Québec. Sub- What is Heraldry? And how did it inheritance, and, for corporate enti- sequently, the arms of the Hanove- come to exist in Canada? Of course, ties, legal identity. As a result of this rian monarchs took their place at the Crown is very much a part of notion of heraldry as law, it came to legislatures, in courtrooms, and even Canadian heraldry, and heraldry, be associated with the powers of a in churches throughout British among its many roles, can celebrate monarch, who came to be responsi- North America. The personal arms the monarchical aspect of our iden- ble for overseeing the system of her- of notable members of the commu- tity as Canadians. aldry within a particular realm, often nity were sometimes seen in seals or Systems of symbols have existed through specially appointed officers memorials; several other entities for millennia. Heraldry is one a- called heralds. Thus through her- such as the Hudson’s Bay Company mong many such systems, each of aldry, a monarch had a tool by which and Anglican and Roman Catholic which has its own characteristics a country’s identity could be de- dioceses used coats of arms. How- and strengths. Heraldry arose in a fined. This relationship can parti - ever, in general, officially sanctioned particular place at a particular time cularly be seen in the fact that a heraldry in Canada was then rather – more or less simultaneously in country’s national arms are also the limited in scope. Municipalities, England, France and in the sovereign’s personal arms. Today, schools and associations often late 12th century, and then expanded what we generally refer to as the had an identifying device that was to other parts of Europe and eventu- are, more explicitly, heraldic in nature, but these were ally the rest of the world. Its basic the Arms of Her Majesty the Queen usually local designs of varying qual- forms reflected that time and the in Right of Canada: they are the coat ity, the 1834 assumed arms of Tor- purposes for which it arose; namely, of arms of the sovereign as an indi- onto being a perfect – or imperfect immediate and distinctive identifi- vidual, but are also the – example. The geographically dis- cation for combatants on the battle- of the state, and are used as such by tant services of the Crown’s English, field and at tournaments, as re- the government and judiciary which Scottish and Irish heraldic officers flected in its use of shield shapes, act in her name. Arms generally fall made relatively little impact on our

Canadian Monarchist News – Spring/Printemps 2019 – 3 exercise of the Royal prerogative in fered, include at the top of the page heraldry with the Governor General: the Royal Arms of Canada, the per- “We, by and with the advice of Our sonal arms of the Governor General, Privy Council for Canada, do by and the arms of the Canadian these Presents authorize and em- . power Our Governor General of Every year, the CHA makes about Canada to exercise or provide for the a hundred grants and registrations, exercise of all powers and authori- about half of which are new designs ties lawfully belonging to Us as for individuals or corporate bodies, Queen of Canada in respect of the perhaps a quarter of which are mil- granting of armorial bearings in itary , and the remaining a Canada.” quarter registrations of existing em- It is significant that in this way, blems, primarily historical ones. Of the question of a heraldic jurisdic- the grants, just over half are made to tion in Canada is for the first time Canadian men and women from Deputy , explicitly asserted by the sovereign. various parts of the country and Bruce Patterson country until the 20th century. As an The Monarchist League of Canada many walks of life, and the rest to example, the first Canadian univer- throughout its history has brought corporate entities, such as munici- sity with a granted coat of arms dates to the public’s attention efforts to di- palities, universities, schools, asso- from 1915, and the first municipality minish the role of the Crown, often ciations, clubs, police services, to 1945. successfully preventing such at- places of worship, professional bod- Judging by the increasing number tempts, so it is worth noting this ies, etc. Some grants contain only of grants of arms to Canadians and case in which the Crown’s role has one emblem (a coat of arms or a mil- Canadian institutions by the heral- been clarified and enhanced. itary badge, for instance), whereas dic officers in England, and The royal letters patent do not others include multiple emblems, occasionally Ireland, Canadians’ in- actually mention the Canadian including flags, badge and differ- terest in heraldry was certainly a Heraldic Authority; however, the enced arms for the children and growing phenomenon as the 20th creation of our office is a direct con- other relatives of the grantees. century progressed. However, the sequence of the fact that the Gover- A slightly different category are situation was not without its diffi- nor General was entrusted with the emblems of the Canadian Armed culties, from a practical point of exercise this aspect of the Royal Pre- Forces, which are designed and pre- view as well as from a constitutional rogative, similar to the various pow- pared by our office working in col- one, for the Kings of Arms at the ers each Governor General exercises laboration with the Directorate of held their commis- on behalf of the Sovereign as derived History and Heritage of the Depart- sions from the Earl Marshal of Eng- from the letters patent of 1947. As ment of National Defence and the land, and the Lord Lyon King of a result, in 1988 the Governor Gen- units concerned. These are formally Arms was a Great Officer of State of eral commissioned the first three sanctioned through approval by the the Kingdom of Scotland. While the heraldic officers, with her successors Governor General. idea developed of a distinctly Cana- in subsequent years a number com- The Governor General on rare oc- dian kingdom related to, but distinct missioning a number of others in casions makes a grant of heraldic from, its progenitors, having a Cana- this way. I myself have held three emblems by viceregal warrant: these dian heraldic office was seen as a different heralds’ titles, and have are general either symbols of sov- logical step, a suggestion made as thus received three commissions of ereignty such as heraldic emblems early as the late 19th century by office which set forth my powers of a province or territory, or em- Toronto barrister E.M. Chadwick, an and responsibilities, from three dif- blems related directly to our office. idea that would be revived from ferent Governors General. Heralds Our day-to-day work is therefore time to time by heraldic enthusiasts are public servants within the Gov- based on the traditional jurisdiction over the coming years. ernment of Canada and exist as part of the Crown over matters heraldic, of the heraldry directorate – the and this authority is outlined ex- CANADIAN HERALDIC governmental name of the Canadian pressly in the wording of the letters AUTHORITY EMERGES Heraldic Authority – within the patent granting heraldic emblems: Creating a Canadian heraldic of- Chancellery of Honours of the Of- they are “pursuant to the authority fice was a goal of the Heraldry Soci- fice of the Secretary to the Governor vested in … [the] Governor General ety of Canada from its foundation in General. of Canada, to exercise the armorial 1966; and various efforts by this or- prerogative of Her Majesty The ganization were attempted over the CHA GRANTS Queen of Canada.” From time to next few years. Greater impetus to- The Canadian Heraldic Authority time, however, the monarch has a wards this goal developed in the has a number of responsibilities: the more direct role in the work we do. mid-1980s, as key members of the creation of new heraldic emblems, The most notable case is the use government of the day became re- the recording of historic heraldic of the Royal Crown as a heraldic ceptive to the idea, and so before emblems, and the provision of in- symbol. I know this will likely be of long it was determined that a formation to the public on these particular interest to the Monarchist heraldic office should be established subjects. The creation of new em- League of Canada, as it is in the priv- in the office of the Governor Gen- blems is our most significant re- ileged position of having been given eral, to emphasize that the granting sponsibility, and this is done by a permission to use the Crown in its of heraldic emblems was an aspect grant from the Chief Herald of emblems. Since the late Middle of the prerogative of the Crown. This Canada by means of a formal docu- Ages, a heraldic – that is to say a styl- was at last effected by Royal Letters ment, called letters patent. I also ized – version of the Sovereign’s ac- Patent of Her Majesty The Queen have delegated authority to make tual crown, has appeared ensigning dated June 4, 1988 and delivered on grants on request of the Chief Her- the arms of the sovereign. The Royal that date at by Prince ald, and so several grants are made Crown would eventually be used as Edward (now Earl of Wessex). by me each year. The grant docu- an emblem on its own somewhat The letters patent provide for the ments, two styles of which are of- later, including as a mark of favour

4 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring/Printemps 2019 added to a person’s personal arms, or ular honour. There are, however, also the arms of a body with royal asso- some instances in which our office ciation or patronage. Currently, the has been involved in the creation of heraldic crown is based on the de- royal emblems themselves, and sign of that used at most coronations these occur in several categories. since its creation for Charles II, the First are arms of sovereignty, such as St. Edward’s Crown. the revised painting of the Royal At the time of the creation of the Arms of Canada in 1994, the addi- Canadian Heraldic Authority, Her tions to the arms of and Majesty The Queen indicated that , and, in a approval for the use of the Royal slightly different category, the cre- Crown would remain as her personal ation of the arms of . prerogative, and that each new use Another category is that of per- of the crown would receive her per- sonal heraldic emblems for mem- sonal approval on the recommenda- bers of the Royal family. In 1961 Her tion of the Governor General. Such Majesty approved a personal flag for applications for the use of the Royal her use in Canada, prepared by the Canada, but which continues to de- Crown are relatively rare, the major- College of Arms in London. This was velop in a distinctive way in our ity being for municipal police ser- the banner of the Royal Arms of the country, something which is both a vice badges, which are based on a dominion, at the centre of which is stable presence and at the same time standard pattern (a design derived the Queen’s personal device of the adaptable to this particular society, a from the badge of the Royal Cana- letter E ensigned by the Crown and touchstone for Canadians of all dian Mounted Police, itself based on surrounded by an oak wreath. In the back ground. Monarchies have ex- military unit badges). past decade, at the request of the isted since the beginning of civilized Primary badges of units of the , a number of society; the Canadian monarchy is a are gener- similar flags have been developed on current expression of a tradition ally placed within a prescribed badge this pattern: first for the Prince of rooted in medieval Europe, some- frame, the majority of which are en- and the Duke of Cambridge, thing predating heraldry. I speak not signed by the Royal Crown. In these and subsequently for the Princess only of the kingdoms from this cases, once the badge frame has been Royal, the Duke of York, the Earl of period, but also the early develop- approved of by the sovereign, sepa- Sussex, and a general flag for mem- ment of the forms of law and gov- rate approval for each new badge is bers of the Royal Family. ernment that exist with us to this not required. Other military em- Our office has also created in- day. Although in many ways we live blems with royal associations are signia and emblems related to Royal ina very different modern society, regimental colours and special ban- occasions, such as the design for the links with this past can still be seen ners bestowed on service branches Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal and in ceremonial aspects of the - by members of the Royal Family, and the diamond jubilee emblem, and archy, perhaps most notably the which carry their cyphers. emblems used for Royal Tours. These coronation itself, and in the associ- Apart from emblems of the latter emblems, which are primarily ation of the monarchy with heraldic Queen’s forces and of the Crown’s used as security and protocol pins emblems that have their origins law enforcement agencies, a small during tours, continue a tradition in the Plantagenet and Capetian number of organizations have royal carried out for many years by Chan- period. designation or a particular relation- cellery employee Bruce Beatty; and Over the past thirty years, my col- ship with the Crown, and are thus the designs he created are now leagues and I have, I hope, reflected eligible to have a Royal Crown with- recorded in the Public Register. this same concept in the work that in the design. Examples of these in- I should also note that many of we do. Heraldry is an effective ex- clude the grant to the Monarchist the emblems to which I have al- pression of visual identity rooted in League of Canada, the Royal Ham - luded are available on the online history, but one which also remains ilton Yacht Club and the City of version of the Public Register of vital today, as evidenced by the thou- Regina. Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada. sands of new emblems we have cre- There are also several categories of Part of our mandate as a public ated over the past 30 years for Cana- other governmental agencies that heraldic office is to make available dians and Canadian organizations. have badges that include the Royal the records of all of our creations Heraldry is admittedly only a small Crown, including the Canada Border and records, and there exists as part part of the Crown’s responsibilities; Service Agency and wardens of Parks of the Governor General’s website a however, it can serve as an illus- Canada. heraldry section containing the on- tration of how, like the Canadian Public Register, showing illus- Crown itself, an institution can be QUEEN’S INVOLVEMENT trations, , and descriptions of rooted in history and at the same I should note that in all these symbolism of almost all of our work time give expression to and reflect cases, The Queen approves the pro- since 1988. The heraldry web pages the rich, diverse and distinctive cul- posed use of the Royal Crown, but also give information on how Cana- ture that is Canadian society today. does not grant the full emblem her- dians may apply for their own grant self, which remains the responsibil- of arms – an option one could con- ity of the Chief Herald or Deputy sider for oneself and family, or for an Chief Herald. organization. The Canadian Heraldic GOVERNOR GENERAL: As an aside, the only individuals Authority also has its own Facebook for whom the Royal Crown is in- page, at ANNUAL REPORT cluded in their arms are the Gover- The Monarchist League of Canada Good reading: the activities nors General of Canada. has always put particular focus on and finances of Rideau Hall for The cases I have mentioned are the importance of the Canadian the past year. Access them at examples of the sovereign’s involve- identity of the Crown, which is an www.gg.ca/en/the-office/annual- ment in the bestowal of emblems on institution rooted in history long reports. persons or organizations as a partic- predating what we now know as

Canadian Monarchist News – Spring/Printemps 2019 – 5 BOOK REVIEW TRUST, TWENTY WAYS TO BUILD A BETTER COUNTRY by the Rt Hon ers or the Canadian Honours Sys- that demonstrate how simple ges- Published by Signal/M&S, 2018. tem, and when the most serious of tures and actions can build trust and $29.95 academic works on the Crown is lav- community alike. Those who fol- ishly illustrated with pictures of the lowed the Johnstons from the start reviewed by Ian McKechnie younger royals getting married, of their viceregal tenure in 2010 will “Trust offers timely insights into cradling newborn heirs, and going remember their frequent references what we can do at home, at work, about their official duties across the to Mennonite neighbours in the in government, and elsewhere to realms.) Waterloo region of Ontario. The build a better country.” Into a third category fall writings time-honoured Mennonite custom Literature about the Canadian by Vice-Regal representatives them- of barn-raising was often cited by Crown seems to fall broadly into two selves, who can, from their own ex- Johnston in speeches; and readers of camps. First are works by constitu- perience, tie these two types of writ- Trust can read about how Edgar tional scholars and political scien- ing together. These are the folks who Schantz told that tists. For instance, the last ten years understand and appreciate the polit- her Mennonite friends, of which he have seen a spate of books and arti- ical theory behind the Crown, but was one, would gladly rebuild her cles written about the propriety of who can also give an otherwise ab- horse barn in the event of a disaster. granting or refusing requests for stract theory that warm, human As the former Governor General at- prorogation. Such literature stands touch that is often lacking in the tests at the start of Chapter 11, in a long tradition; since the King- cold, hard legal “facts” as pored over “Neigh bours who help each other Byng affair in 1926, learned authori- by scholars and interpreted by with no expectation of immediate ties like Eugene Forsey, Robert lawyers. Such publications are rela- return build more trusting commu- Hawkins, and even Sir John Kerr tively few, and include Vincent nities.” No doubt he and his fellow have delved into the question of Massey’s What’s Past Is Prologue and vice-regal representatives encounter whether the Sovereign’s representa- Confederation On The March; Hilary countless examples of this over the tives can grant, refuse, or even force Weston’s No Time; and Adri- course of their respective times in a dissolution of parliament as “the enne Clarkson’s Heart Matters. office. only constitutional means of pre- This mix of personal and profes- Canada’s system of parliamentary serving the rights of the people.” Sel- sional reflection and observation is democracy in the form of constitu- dom, however, do these writers ex- exactly what David Johnston, 28th tional monarchy is also, Johnston amine the personal dimension of Governor General of Canada, has ac- suggests, a means of engendering the Crown. complished in his latest book, Trust: trust. “Keeping our division of head At what one might consider the Twenty Ways To Build A Better of state and head of government is other end of the spectrum are the Country. Through this very readable another way to use our institutions and engaging work, Johnston brings to promote long-term and big-pic- to his seven years of vice-regal ture thoughts and acts,” he writes in experience (and his many years of Chapter 4, before giving a laudable work previously in the legal and aca- and succinct civics lesson, drawing demic fields) in practical ways by ex- heavily on Walter Bagehot’s obser- amining how we as a society can vations about the role and function gain, establish, and preserve trust. of a modern monarchy. “Given its Though not a memoir, in many remove from the hurly-burly of ways Trust reads like one. Its author modern politics,” Johnston says, “the draws on personal experiences to il- dignified Crown can approach mat- lustrate his points, while not focus- ters from a longer, more stable per- ing exclusively on himself That, in spective, which allows for a wide fact, was a hallmark of David John- range of interests to be considered ston’s tenure as Governor General – and which provides a measure of it was never about David Johnston, calm.” it was always about the people At a time when some senior around him; hence the title of Chap- politicians across the major realms ter 9, “Show up, not off,” in which he are wont to question the “relevance” recounts how he and members of of the monarchy, Johnston’s obser- David Johnston, exemplary popular authors writing for a more Canadian, joins Monarchist Rideau Hall’s Household (the senior vations provide a refreshing anti- League members om singing general public audience – journal- executive team) made it a point to dote. In many parts of the world, the Happy Birthday to The Queen ists, magazine editors, “royal com- eat lunch in the Government House “hurly-burly” of modern politics mentators,” and the like. Countless cafeteria. For David Johnston, this casts a looming shadow over the se- people are introduced to the magic simple act of eating with staff “...es- lection, election, and incumbency of of monarchy through their words tablishes rapport, beaks down hier- even the most ceremonial and sym- and images, but seldom do these archy, and creates solidarity and bolic presidencies, where – as Frank works explore the complex consti- trust around a shared cause.” MacKinnon pointed out years ago – tutional tradition of the Crown. This That’s just one story. Johnston has a limited term of office means that reviewer longs for the day when woven into Trust many such telling the ability to approach matters from Hello! Canada or Majesty publishes an anecdotes from his time as the a longer, more stable perspective is in-depth article on the reserve pow- Queen’s representative, anecdotes moot and quite possibly detrimen-

6 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring/Printemps 2019 tal. For David Johnston, maintaining ment appears in Chapter 10, where it as the Sovereign’s Medal. “Her (above left) Mr Johnston’s latest book always showed consistency in our national institu- Johnston tells the tale of how the Majesty,” recalls Johnston, “was de- how comfortable he is in tions at all levels of government, and Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteerism lighted with the suggestion and ap- his own skin, unlike some in our own lives as private citizens, came into being. The Caring Cana- proved it promptly.” of his critics! is key to building and sustaining dian Award, established under The Canadian Honours System, trust as a nation. Roméo LeBlanc’s watch, had not and the of Canada in particu- (above) Two exemplary No one in the last six and a half been awarded for almost a decade lar, are the focus of Chapter 18, Canadians, representing “all that is best and most decades has embodied consistency when David Johnston arrived at where Johnston urges us to “honour admired in the Canadian ideal” more clearly and publicly than has Rideau Hall, as it had been swept our teachers” – people like Clara the Queen, and Johnston devotes a aside by budget cuts. Happily, the Hughes, Chris Hadfield, and Chris - considerable amount of space in Rideau Hall Foundation set about topher Plummer, who build trust by Chapter 7 to the our Sovereign’s raising funds necessary to not only exhibiting widely cherished values, “undisguised demonstration of her revive the Caring Canadian Award, and are thus worthy of being so hon- faith.” For Johnston, faith – like but also to ensure that a permanent oured by Canada’s multiplicity of knowledge and character – is instru- endowment of $5 million would honours and awards. mental in building a better country. guard the award from future budget There is much, much more to dis- “They desire a better country,” runs cuts. In short order, the Caring cover in Trust: Twenty Ways To Build A the of the ; Canadian Award was being granted Better Country, from an entertaining and this ambition is one that both annually to 1,000 volunteers. So suc- account of the Johnstons’ weekend the Queen and her erstwhile repre- cessful was this initiative of Rideau at Balmoral (Chapter 14); to stories sentative take to heart. Hall that officials proposed that the of diplomats enjoying square dances Direct evidence of such commit- Queen elevate the award and rename and skating at Rideau Hall (Chapter 16); from initiatives undertaken by ’s Commentary Canada’s “vice-regal family” to fur- ther the cause of reconciliation with Slams Johnston in an Unworthy Jeremiad Indigenous populations (Chapter 17); to what concerns Johnston about commentary by CMN office of Governor General “com - the prevalence of “fake news” and pletely anachronistic” which at least why he argues that media profes- Having read and enjoyed Trust we is logical in Black’s republican mind- sionals must do what they can to sta- imagined that most Canadians set. bilize and restore trust (Chapter 15). would find it a further contribution We shall pass over the former Like his 2016 book, The Idea of to the national conversation by one peer’s more vengeful sputterings Canada: Letters To A Nation, David of our country’s most respected about the unfairness with which he Johnston has done himself proud sons. was dealt in his removal/resignation with this most recent volume of Imagine our astonishment, then, from the Order of Canada and The thoughts, recollections, and ideas. when the embittered republican Queen’s Privy Council for Canada. For readers who support Canada’s Conrad Black chose to lambaste the The minute they saw print, Conrad , Trust rein- author and his latest book in a vitri- must have felt embarrassed; he is, forces faith – trust! – in the Canadian olic “review” published in the Na- after all, a man of considerable parts, Crown; for all Canadians, regardless tional Post on March 1. and a fine author whatever his weak- of background, region, or political Some of Black’s choicer phrase - ness as a polemicist; but also one persuasion, Trust offers timely in- ology included dubbing the work a who, curiously, has not learned a sights into what we can do at home, “pastiche of notorious platitudes,” basic lesson in the primer of public at work, in government, and else- with a “stiflingly politically correct life: never refer to your lumps, and where to build a better country. agenda”; calling the author a self-ap- let others come to your defence. pointed “exemplar” of the values he Black goes on. At some length, Since graduating from Trent University holds dear and a “well-pensioned, too. His climactic verdict finds in 2013 with an Honours Bachelor of Arts pseudo-modest priest of what’s been Johnston guilty of “the evil of banal- in English Literature, Ian has worked in good for him”; ridiculing Johnston’s ity.” This is a tad ironic, but we leave various capacities as a freelance researcher use of a GG’s soft diplomacy as he our readers to judge. Apart from his and writer in the cultural heritage field in met world leaders; mocking his pre- exemplary service to Sovereign and the Kawartha Lakes region. He has coordi- vious service as a university admin- nation, we’ve always considered nated commemorative events, developed ex- istrator (Black’s bully brush paints David Johnston a class act, a thor- hibits, and currently writes a column on them all as toadies who don’t run oughly decent human being and a local history for the Lindsay Advocate, anything but are engaged in “the ul- wise, thoughtful man. Taking pot- a community-minded magazine with a timate forum for unprincipled poli- shots from Conrad Black may only growing readership. Ian has been a member tics”); and of course, he calls the enhance that reputation of the League since 2009.

Canadian Monarchist News – Spring/Printemps 2019 – 7 A CANADIAN ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHER’S MEMOIR Recollections of a Royal Sitting at Windsor by Ian Leslie Macdonald brass education plaques at most of I was also informed Her Majesty the major battle sites, the most of would be asking a personal favour of (based on remarks to the Monarchist any other Canadian Regiment to do me, and that The Queen would ask League of Canada Accession Lunch, so. me herself on the day of the sitting. February 13, 2019) I mention all this as these were When the day of the sitting ar- ver the last 32 years, I have some of the matters I discussed with rived, Her Majesty and I chatted Canada’s Royal Photographer, photo graphed Royal visits to The Queen at Windsor Castle during about the history of the 48th. While Ian Leslie Macdonald OCanada of The Queen and her sitting for five different portraits I will not divulge what was discussed Duke of , Queen Eliza- in March 2017. between Sovereign and subject, I beth The Queen Mother, Princess On December 1, 1947, His Majesty will say she had wonderful remem- Margaret, The Duke and Duchess of The King gave The then-Princess brances of her many visits to Canada York, Princes Edward and Harry and Elizabeth her first Canadian Com- and her great disbelief of being the last year Princess Margariet of the mission – as Colonel-in-Chief of the 48th’s Colonel-in-Chief for 70 years! Netherlands when she visited the 48th Highlanders of Canada. On As we completed the two different Regimental Museum of the 48th her first visit to Canada in 1951 portraits for the 48th Highlanders, Highlanders of Canada located in St the 48th presented the Colonel-in- one for the Regiment, the other a Andrews Church on King Street in Chief with a platinum, sapphire and surprise one I designed for the pipes Toronto. ruby cap badge brooch. To commem- and drums, Her Majesty asked if I As Regimental photographer to orate the anniversary of this won- would take her official portrait to the 48th Highlanders of Canada I derful occasion the Regiment made commemorate the 150th anniver- have photographed events ranging inquiries as to whether the first-ever sary of . The Queen inherited the iconic from Change of Commands, Re- portrait of Her Majesty wearing the A small blue leather box appeared Brooch given her membrance Day commemorations, brooch might be taken. containing Queen Elizabeth The Mother by the King before Warriors Day Parades, the annual St Almost immediately word came Queen Mother’s Maple Leaf Brooch their 1939 Canadian Tour. Andrews Balls and memorials and that HM would “be delighted” and which HM said she would wear. Her funerals. a date only one month away was dresser pinned it on and looking I am also the photo editor of The given, due to a cancelled diplomatic through the lens asked it to be Falcon, the regiment’s magazine and visit. I forwarded renderings of my moved higher, nearer to her face. Canada’s largest military magazine. ideas for the portrait, after which an When I had taken the shots invitation to Windsor Castle from needed, Her Majesty unpinned the the Queen arrived with an agree- brooch and took a careful look at it. ment on my suggested designs. In She looked up at me with almost- subsequent discussion with the childlike wonder and said “You Palace I was asked if I might also know this is the most travelled piece take portraits for two other Cana- of jewelry I have” Indeed, the brooch dian Regiments. had travelled across Canada with On arrival at Windsor, I had a The Queen Mother when The King series of meetings over several days, gave it to her in 1939, then on her and was introduced to Her Majesty’s own first visit to Canada in 1951. The clothing designer and dresser Duchess of York wore it in 1987 and Angela Kelly, the Masters of the has the Duchess of Cambridge dur- Households of Windsor and Buck- ing visits to Canada with Prince ingham Palace and other staff as- William. signed to assist me in the photo- The portrait which seems to be graphic shoot. the favourite of all who see it is the Careful attention to detail was one for the 48th Highlanders. Her evident: one meeting was to choose Majesty had a natural smile as I told the day dress The Queen would her about a 95-year old retired piper wear, another to choose the location who every morning salutes the Flanked by the Monarchist Another hat – or Glengarry – I in the White Drawing Room, the Coronation portrait of The Queen League’s Armorials, Ian Macdonald addresses Toronto wear is as a member of the 15th - chair on which HM would sit, the Mother. The day of our sitting was Accession Lunch talion Memorial Project as photo side table for flowers, how the vari- the 15th Anniversary of the Queen archivist and restorer in addition to ous tartans might best be draped be- Mother’s death, and thus HM other tasks. The 15th Battalion was hind The Queen on the chair – and thought it a charming story for the the regiment of the 48th during The so on. day. First World War during which both Not to put any pressure on me, I On July 1 2017, the Canada 150 my grandfather and his brother were was informed my sitting would be portrait was released by Buckingham pipers and stretcher bearers. one of only about 140 Her Majesty Palace. After photographing The In- Under the aegis of the Project, has accorded to painters, sculptures victus Games in Toronto, I received over the last decade I have visited and photographers throughout her an invitation to a private audience battle sites and the graves of men of reign. I now belong to a group that with The Queen at Buckingham the 15th around France and Belgium; has included Dorothy Wilding, Cecil Palace in October 2017 to present we have placed memorial cairns and Beaton and Karsh! her with the final portraits. HM

8 – Canadian Monarchist News – Spring/Printemps 2019 liked the way I had presented them with the regimental brooches under League Notes each and said the arrangement was very clever. I forgot to call some of Charities Canada. Kyle is no stranger my old teachers and tell them that! to making himself useful and to I also brought with me photographs bringing his considerable talents as I had taken of Prince Harry at writer and thinker to bear wherever various events and when she got to he – as all interns – might be need- a photo of a triple amputee The ed. He has interned previously for a Queen became excited, saying Toronto City Councillor and is also Prince Philip and she had watched an active Young Liberal. This exciting him compete in swimming and how annual opportunity for a Young inspirational is his ability. Monarchist pays some portion of The finished portraits are now in university fees as a bursary, and is the Royal Collection at Windsor made possible only through the gen- where other photographs of The erosity of members. Queen Mother taken in Canada – and while I lived in London – also reside in the Clarence House collec- Educational Booklets tion. flying off shelves I’m not sure if the significance of In late Winter and early Spring, the the day on Canada’s 150th over- League offered its educational book- shadowed the release of the new lets – available in English an French portrait featuring the Maple Leaf – to all Members of Parliament. MPs brooch, but the new portrait of Her typically take them to distribute on Majesty never garnered much atten- Major General Reginald school visits and community meet- tion and the government has not William Lewis, CM, CMM ings in their ridings, thereby afford- made prints of it available, so it was ing a wide distribution of this non- a surprise when last July, a year later 1930-2019 partisan material. League members I received an email from an official Reg was particularly active in the will be delighted to know that the at Canada Post. early decades of the League’s exis- demand has been heavy! Through the Governor General’s tence as it countered the existential office I had submitted a stamp mock threat to the Canadian Crown with Branch Briefs... up to Canada Post which I thought every weapon in its armoury. would be fitting for a new stamp. Though a General, and committed to : Chairman When I called the official I found the service of the country and later James Wilson reports a new initia- the Corporation had done a Google the Regiment that was the corporate tive to secure bulk academic sub- search for images of the Maple Leaf love of his life, Reg was essentially a scribers to Canadian Monarchist News... brooch which in turn led them to gentle, self-effacing soul who the HALIFAX/SW NOVA: Many activi- my website. happy quality of wearing his respon- ties organized by the indefatigable Canada Post wished to use the sibilities lightly despite their serious duo of Spidle and Yogis, together brooch on the front of a First Day nature. Thus he could speak freely – with their helpers. Of note: A BBQ cover with the portrait on the re- though never indiscreetly – of con- event to welcome newcomers to verse to celebrate a new stamp of the versations he had had with his Royal Canada, and mounting displays fea- Queen which was released on Jan- Regiment’s Colonel in Chief – the turing the good works of the Prince uary 14 of this year. Duke of Edin burgh – while holding of Wales... : Branch mem- The chief photographer of the bers enjoyed Peter Pigott’s address the institution of the Canadian Ottawa branch was treated to Royal Collection suggested I do a on Royal train travel. The annual Crown in deep respect. Modest and a presentation on Royal Trains close up of photos of all the perceptive, generous and loyal, Reg’s skating party at Rideau Hall was en- brooches used in case I needed to do memory will long remain bright: “a joyed by all. any retouching of the photographs veray parfit gentil knight.” and indeed this suggestion came in handy. I learned the stamp would not be student named (below) Some Halifax/SW Nova members enjoy pre-Christmas celebration mine, but that of British photo- grapher Chris Jackson, who is a League Intern friend, and that 7,500 first day covers at Prince’s Trust Canada would be printed and available Kyle Mastar- through Canada Post. cian In the coming years we shall have , a Toron- a new Sovereign... never before will tonian pursuing the strength of the League have been undergraduate as vital to national discussions, a studies in His- time to make use of its many re- tory at Ryerson sources online, in social traditional University, will media and in print. be this sum- I said to Her Majesty as I bowed mer’s League to her when she was about to leave Intern at the the room, “God Save our Queen, and Prince’s Trust Heaven bless the Maple Leaf for- Canada – the re- ever.” cently-revised NOTE: the completed portraits can be seen name for the on my website ianlmacdonald.com former Prince’s

Canadian Monarchist News – Spring/Printemps 2019 – 9 A cold winter Sunday found a good crowd ANNUAL ACCESSION LUNCH IN TORONTO assembled at Toronto’s Doubletree Hilton for the annual Lunch com- memorating The Queen’s Accession to the Throne. Generous benefactors enabled a large student attendance. Chairman Robert Finch welcomed guests, and paid brief tribute to two members present: Ann Shuttleworth for her extensive research into Ontario’s treatment of the Crown in the primary curriculum; and Byron Thomas for his generosity and eagerness to promote Emcees student Austin The Lunch was efficiently coordinated for the One of the draw winners: Derwin Mak the League’s work. Co- Harding (left) and Toronto’s Jon Bradshaw. third year by Dylan Mainprize, of Dundas. emcees Jon Bradshaw and Austin Harding then took over the program, which interspersed soup through mousse with lively Toasts, and two guest speakers, Royal Photographer Ian Leslie Macdonald, and Deputy Chief Herald of the Canadian Heraldic Authority Bruce Patterson, both of whose remarks have been included in this number of CMN. Given Patterson’s presence, it was appropriate that the original of the League’s was on display for the first time Canadian Royal Photographer Ian Macdonald Mississauga member Ann Shuttleworth stands to Jayson Derow proposes Toast to the League since it was proclaimed described his experiences at Windsor Castle, and be recognized for her research into Ontario’s generously donated First Day Covers in a prize educational curriculum’s coverage of the and presented. draw for lucky members. Canadian Crown

Dominion Chairman Bruce Patterson, Deputy Chief Herald of Canada, Byron Thomas, of Georgetown, hailed for his generous devotion to Crown and League. Robert Finch addressed the Lunch. (See p. 3) congratulates two members’ outstanding achievements

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