Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother extremely enthusiastic, and largely dissipated any residual feeling that George and Elizabeth were a lesser substitute for Edward. Elizabeth told Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, "that tour made us", and she returned to Canada frequently both on official tours and privately. During the Second World War, the King and Queen became symbols of the fight against fascism. Shortly after the declaration of war, "The Queen's Book of the Red Cross" was conceived. Fifty authors and artists contributed to the book, which was fronted by Cecil Beaton's portrait of the Queen and was sold in aid of the Red
MV Queen of the Islands to leave the conveniences of the city. MV Queen of the Islands M/V "Queen of the Islands" was a RORO ferry operated by BC Ferries between 1963 and 1991. Although the passenger areas provided for an enjoyable travel experience for the general public, she was much maligned by the crews that worked on her, and the "Queen of the Islands" quickly garnered a reputation as being one of the most unloved ships ever to have operated with BC Ferries. The "Queen of the Islands" was built by the Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd. in North Vancouver in 1963. "Queen of the