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'''Date(s) of occurrence:''' 1939
'''Date(s) of occurrence:''' 1939


'''Significance:'''  
'''Significance: '''


'''Summary of event:''' An elaborate luncheon took place at the [[Lady Beaverbrook Residence]] in honour of the royal couple.
'''Summary of event:''' An elaborate luncheon took place at the [[Lady Beaverbrook Residence]] in honour of the royal couple.


'''Notes:''' Reports stated that king ate heartily but the queen did not eat dessert.
'''Notes:''' The royal standard was flown atop the residence flagpole on the occasion, instilling the historic significance on the fixture that led to the [[Missing_Royal_Flagpole_Incident|flagpole incident]] a year later.
 
It was reported that king ate heartily but the queen did not eat dessert.


'''Source(s):'''
'''Source(s):'''
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*Montague, Susan. A Pictoral History of the University of New Brunswick. University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 85.
*Montague, Susan. A Pictoral History of the University of New Brunswick. University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 85.


 
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Revision as of 15:32, 6 August 2014

Date(s) of occurrence: 1939

Significance: 

Summary of event: An elaborate luncheon took place at the Lady Beaverbrook Residence in honour of the royal couple.

Notes: The royal standard was flown atop the residence flagpole on the occasion, instilling the historic significance on the fixture that led to the flagpole incident a year later.

It was reported that king ate heartily but the queen did not eat dessert.

Source(s):

  • Montague, Susan. A Pictoral History of the University of New Brunswick. University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 85.



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