Mensajes Adrienne Clarkson

Mensajes de su Excelencia la (ex) Gobernadora General

Ingles o francés con traducciones al español ocasionalmente. Fuente: Oficina de Prensa de su Excelencia la Gobernadora General de Canadá

(su Excelencia Adrienne Clarkson fue Gobernadora General hasta Septiembre de 2005)

Mensaje en ocasión del fallecimiento de la Reina Madre, madre de la Reina Isabel II.

Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada (until September 2005), on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

March 30, 2002

Since her first trip to Canada in 1939, Canadians have all sensed that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was one of us. Her royal title could not eclipse her enormous warmth, joie de vivre, and good humour. We responded with heartfelt affection and respect. I felt this deeply in the autumn of 2000 when I was honoured to recognize The Queen Mother as a Companion of the Order of Canada.

In Canada, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was a vital presence in many of our institutions and organizations. She was Colonel in Chief of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, the Toronto Scottish Regiment, and the Canadian Forces Medical Services. The Queen Mother was the Grand President of the Victorian Order of Nurses in Canada, an honorary member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, and the Patron of many national organizations including the Canadian Red Cross Society.

Today, we mourn the passing of The Queen Mother, and we celebrate her long and remarkable life. The century of her lifespan was shaken with radical and sometimes violent change, but through every upheaval, she exemplified courageous devotion to duty. Refusing to abandon her compatriots by evacuating to North America during the blitz of World War II, she inspired not only Great Britain but also its allies.

The death of The Queen Mother marks the end of an era. We offer, at this time, our deepest sympathy to Her Majesty The Queen and to the Royal Family. We join in sorrow our friends throughout the Commonwealth who, like us, will miss The Queen Mother and all that her extraordinary character added to this century and the last.