It has been 70 years since Queen Elizabeth II became Queen of Canada and the Commonwealth, so to honour this platinum jubilee, the provincial government is raising celebrating flags.
The government will raise the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Flag on Feb. 6 at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building and Government House in Regina. The flag will be flown for all of February at Government House, while flags will be flown on the Albert Memorial Bridge in Regina from Feb. 15 to 28.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II became Queen on Feb. 6, 1952 after the death of her father, King George VI. Her Majesty is Canada’s longest reigning Sovereign and the first to celebrate a platinum jubilee. She has visited Saskatchewan six times, most recently to mark the province’s centennial in 2005.
Queen Victoria was the longest reigning Sovereign of Canada at almost 64 years, before Queen Elizabeth surpassed her in 2016.
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee flag features the Canadian Jubilee emblem on a white background. The federal government will release the Canadian Platinum Jubilee emblem on Feb. 6.
Additional platinum jubilee programs and celebrations in Saskatchewan will be announced in the coming months.
The Moose Jaw Express/MooseJawToday.com has put together a feature story looking at the death of King George VI and the ascension of Princess Elizabeth to Queen Elizabeth II.
