King George & Queen Elizabeth, Canadian Tour 1939/5/22

[gadionson1]

the queen is very sweet.very charming on the way she talked.

[tors14]

Just a heads up. Ottawa is spelled incorrectly in the description. Might want to change that before more people from Ottawa and/or Canada catch that. It is our nations capital after all.

[honeybee7700]

we miss you George VI you were my favorite Monarch!

[mc0558]

This is the trip where the world first saw the Queen's remarkable public relations skills. She was a natural--every gesture, every word was perfect. The King had a terrible stutter and, though handsome and regal to his finger tips, could be a little inept. But where he was stiff; she was informal and poised. This trip showed them both to be very specail and set toe ground for their remarkable role in leading the nation through World War II.

[totaldynamix]

Another one anecdote (LOL i've got many. I've read BEAUCOUP btw). The King and Queen traveled by train throughout Canada. At one point, the King accidentally got his finger stuck in the train compartment's door.

If you look at some reels (BritishPathe, i think), you'll notice the bandage on his finger LOL

[totaldynamix]

One anecdote. It happened that there were so many scots in everywhere they went in Canada. So The Queen got asked so many times of her homeland. At one time, the Queen got told again that there were some Scots waiting to see her, the King, having heard that,said 'i doubt there is one Scot left in Scotland' LOL

[Tasera783]

The Queen Mother had a lovely voice.

[mc0558]

@Tasera783 Mackenzie King and Franklin Roosevelt are also to be thanked for having pulled out all the stops for the King and Queen. On the eve of World War II their actions insured that the war would start with Canada and the USA very much disposed towards Britain's cause. And of course without them, it must be said that we probablly couldn't have made it. So God bless, Mackenzie King and FDR!

[JuanMacready]

@mc0558 The war was a waste of time. George VI was a useless piece of shit just like his father.

[mc0558]

@JuanMacready No! The war was abundantly vindicated by the murderous crusade the Nazis carried out in the USSR and by the the discovery of the Nazi death and concentration camps. Their Majesties led us to two great victories, and it is you an and your father who are the useless pieces of shit!

[JuanMacready]

@mc0558 All the war did was turn Britain into a third world country. The real enemy was Soviet Russia.

[mc0558]

@JuanMacready No! Russians are a defensive people. They have enough territory for anyone, which is not to say they can't be obnoxious from time to time.. It was the Germans who were out to conquer Lebensraum. Nazi Germany was the real enemy. Churchill, despised Stalin, but knew that Hitler had to be defeated first. So did Roosevelt. And they were right.

[FuriousBOIAngel]

@mc0558 SHUT UP ABOUT BLOODY HITLER, I'M SICK AND TIRED OF THIS ON THE INTERNET !

[bjnboy]

According to an often-told story, during one of the earliest of the royal couple's repeated encounters with the crowds, a Second Boer War veteran asked Elizabeth, "Are you Scots or are you English?" She replied, "I am a Canadian!"

[niceverdict]

Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) on the Canadian Tour, 1939 as the Queen Regnant of Canada w/ his joint monarch, King George VI!!!

[southafricandominion]

Not Queen Regnant but Queen Consort and they were certainly NOT joint monarchs.

[eastsackevster]

There is No King but JESUS

John 6:15

Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.

John 18:37

Pilate therefore said to Him, "Are You a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."

[ossian27]

After this tour, the two made a state visit to the US as the King and Queen of Canada, not of Great Britain.

[kepiblanc2007]

Then I think that we Canadians should be given British citizenship in the event the United States takes over Canada. I demand to become British!

[jimmyphack]

Yeh that Event will happen soon

[kepiblanc2007]

I am sure that the British would not object, but what would happen to those immigrants who did not comit to Canadian citizenship because their host country such as Japan does not allow dual nationality, and thus have chosen to only retain Permanet Residency even after 25 years?

[Quickwinklongsstare]

i say we fuck em yanks up!

[uklapazz]

I agree. The Brits, Canadians, Aussies and New Zealanders are all similar people, with a shared history. I can't wait to visit Canada one day.

[flyingspiral15]

When the Queen left California she even said "I'm going home to my country Canada" I thought that was really sweet she's such a sweet little lady herself and carries herself with so much grace even for her age

[kepiblanc2007]

I think Canada should become a republic if they arent going to give us all the right of abode!

[jimmyphack]

And Perhaps heading to Your own Country would be a grand idea. Respect Canada's traditions or you don't need to Live here.

[JeremyGafford]

I noticed that Queen Elizabeth sounds almost exactly like her daughter Queen Elizabeth II.

[Norsk1224]

yaggayaw u live in britain right? And u insult it's history erm your cleary a dumb ass piece of shit.

[MKFaizi]

Yaggi Pagul, I forgot to add that if you are very concerned about India -- especially the Punjab -- you might want to live there.

[yaggayaw]

im talking about when king george v and his dirty wife falsely crowned themselves the last emperor and emperess of india, fuck BUCKINGHAM PALACE, FIRE SHALL BURN IT, THEIVES

[fishhead06]

The title of Empress of India was bestowed on Queen Victoria in 1877 - and India had already been incorporated into the British Empire in 1757. The title remained until India's independence was granted in 1947. You need to brush up on your history.

[MKFaizi]

Dear pagul, they did not crown themselves. India had been part of the British Empire for a long time before George became king. India won its freedom in 1947. You may choose to despise England for dominating India/Pakistan/Bangladesh and for its partioning of India before the independence. That is your choice. But if you want a united India, I think you should redirect your emotion.

[cobbler115]

hey, who built your railways? who built your infrastructre? who gave you the language of business? India will no doubt be the biggest economy in the world one day, and the British Empire had alot to do with it.

[yaggayaw]

i got the whole thing on video to prove it, FALSE EMPEROR, HAIL KING SELASSIE I THE 1,2 AND 3RD

[yaggayaw]

fuck this bastard, he try to crown himself emperor of india, if he was alive i'd cut off his head, the bastard is a disgrace to mankind

[fishhead06]

It may surprise you to hear that he WAS, in fact, the Emperor of India, until its independence.

[aquilo84]

You need to find a better way of dealing with your problems than decapitations. If we cut of the heads of every person who has disgraced mankind, we would be left with very few people in the world.

[Yesimustbestupid]

This was the royalities trip to make sure that in a war against Germany they would at least have the backing of Britain's colonies or former colonies (the U.S.) to help them with behind the scenes things such as arms.