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A Royal Encounter
Kate Bandura, Lookout Editor — As I stood in the presence of Her Royal Highness, I couldn’t help but be flooded with memories of the first time I met her a decade ago. It was a crisp Remembrance Day morning when I had the privilege of escorting Princess Anne to the National War Memorial in Ottawa […]
Une rencontre royale
Kate Bandura, Rédacteur en chef de Lookout — En présence de Son Altesse Royale, je n’ai pu m’empêcher de me remémorer la première fois que je l’ai rencontrée, il y a une dizaine d’années. Par une fraîche matinée du jour du Souvenir, j’ai eu le privilège d’escorter la princesse Anne au Monument commémoratif de guerre […]
FMF shops hit their mark for royal 21-gun salute
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — Perched atop a bluff at Black Rock Naval Battery, a nine-member gun crew of Naval Fleet School (Pacific) fired off the traditional 21-gun salute with expert precision. The thunderous roar echoed across the Esquimalt Harbour for Princess Anne’s visit last month. The five-pound blank casing shells detonated from the barrels of three Quick-Firing 12-pounder, 12 […]
