Today in CBC History: Queen amused by CBC Archives site
On this day five years ago, Queen Elizabeth toured the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto and paused for a moment to ask about the CBC Archives web site — one of the displays set up in the hopes of catching the royal eye.
Walking with Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps, the then-CBC Chair Carol Taylor introduced the Queen to the new media presenters. The Queen approached the display to inquire, “And what is this, exactly?”
Turns out it was a television clip of the 1959 Calgary Stampede showing the young Queen sitting in the crowd with Prince Philip. The Queen also viewed archival footage of her opening the Canadian Parliament in 1957.
(Factoid: While watching the archival footage, the Queen was told the website documents CBC radio and television clips from the past 70 years in both French and English. Sounding surprised, she responded, “In both languages?”)
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I was a reporter with the calgary herald covering the Queen’s visit tothe calgary stampede.during her visit on the stampede grounds,the Queen was mobed, and surrounded. our calgary herald photog wanted a close up . so he started tobarge his way through the dense crowd.But in front of him was this very tall gent. not to be stopped(like any good photog) our man shouted out :”hey, let me get through!!” the tall gent turned around, make an opening and said “certainly” i think you may have guessed.. it was the Queen’s Husband!!!!