Queen honours Canadian regiments in First World War commemoration

LONDON – Queen Elizabeth honoured the First World War contributions of three Canadian regiments on Sunday.

The Queen and Prince Philip attended an event at Canada’s High Commission in London to pay tribute to the Calgary Highlanders, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry and the Canadian Scottish Regiment.

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The Queen is the Colonel-in-Chief of the Calgary Highlanders and she posed for pictures with current members of the Highlanders, which is a reserve unit.

The Royal couple were greeted by Canadian High Commissioner Gordon Campbell as a crowd of onlookers looked on behind barricades – some waved British flags.

Britain’s Daily Telegraph reported that the Queen wore a white gold and diamond brooch, fashioned in the shape of the cap badge of the Highlanders.

The newspaper reported that the brooch was a token that the regiment created especially for her.