The Hemisphere: Royal Exit

Princess Elizabeth bade farewell to Canada one evening this week before a gold-plated CBC microphone in the ancient (1833) Government House at St. John's, Nfld. Said she: "I am grateful to you for the glimpse ... of the greatness of this nation and the even greater future which is within its grasp . . . You have given me a new strength and inspiration which I know will always help me . . ." Next day with Prince Philip she heard a choir sing Squid Jiggin' Ground at the fishing village of Portugal Cove,...

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