Queen Elizabeth II & HMY "Britannia"
by: Lynn E. McElfresh
Like the rest of the world, we in the Thousand Islands will have our own personal memories of the Queen. Looking up photographs of the Queen's yacht, we discovered that our own Lynn McElfresh had written a lovely article for TI Life in April 2013! This article is well worth re-reading. Also, this week we received a revised article by Rick Casali from his original version published by the TI Sun in 2021. We include extracts from the articles here.
Excerpt: Lynn E. McElfresh's April article in 2013
The 415-foot, 5,000+ ton vessel was the floating home of the royal family for 44 years. The elegant blue-hulled beauty sailed over a million miles around the world on 968 official voyages. Two of those voyages took her under the Thousand Island Bridge and sailing past Grenell Island.
Britannia
Britannia
Roseway,Staten Island Ferry
Description of several rooms followed Read the complete article here: https://tilife.org/BackIssues/Archive/tabid/393/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1202/Her-Majestyrsquos-Royal-Yacht.html
Rick Casali's Excerpt from the TI Sun, August 2021 :
Britannia"
The Queen and the President were near Massena, NY, to open the canal’s Eisenhower Lock for the ship to pass through. The destroyer HMCS Kootenay and U. S. Army howitzer batteries gave the Queen and the President a number of 21-gun salutes during the dedication. And Vice President Richard Nixon greeted the Queen and Prince in
Massena, where 100,000 celebrants were on hand to greet the dignitaries, and to commemorate the Moses-Saunders Dam as well as the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The Massena Central High School band played “God Save the Queen” and “The Star-Spangled Banner” as part of the dedication ceremony. Also on hand was New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Also on hand was New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller.
The Britannia paused off the St. Regis Reservation, as she entered U. S. waters. And she then proceeded up the St. Lawrence River, and on June 28, 1959 passed under the 1000 Island Bridge span in the American Channel. So, she passed by Wellesley Island, Boldt Castle, Grindstone Island, Alexandria Bay, and Clayton, NY. It would have been special to witness her transit through North Country waters. In fact, this cruise of the "Britannia" was making history as this was the first British monarch to visit the North
Country.
After passing under the bridge, Queen Elizabeth and the "Britannia" made landfall in Kingston, Ont. The monarch then visited Toronto and Chicago on board the "Britannia". President Eisenhower was reported to be on board the royal yacht for a portion of the voyage. Everywhere that the Queen visited, she was warmly welcomed by both Canadians and Americans. Only 33 years of age at the time, Queen Elizabeth II was reported to be softly spoken and was known for her elegant dress and manner.
No matter your memory, we know the world joins in the recognition that Queen Elizabeth II was a remarkable monarch with a remarkable reign of 70 years.
Compiled by Susan W. Smith for Volume 17, Issue 9, September 2022.
Para valorar camisetas de clubes retro con criterios claros, es recomendable revisar el uso previsto entre colección, exposición y uso diario. Las fotografías y la ficha del producto deberían confirmar las diferencias de ajuste entre una camiseta retro y una actual.
