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Cision Canada
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Cision Canada
The Duke of Edinburgh celebrates Canada Day with the Musical Ride Français
OTTAWA, ON, /CNW/ - For a second time this year, the RCMP's Musical Ride was honoured to host a member of the British Royal Family. On July 1 st, His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh visited the Musical Ride stables for a series of commemorative events. He inspected the Musical Ride troop, received a ceremonial pair of riding boots, then met an 11-week-old RCMP foal. The foal was named Balmoral in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth II's favourite Scottish castle. During his visit, the Duke also received a Long Service Medal, an honour awarded to RCMP Regular Members of irreproachable character who have completed a minimum of 20 years service. He received the Long Service Medal because he has been an Honorary Deputy Commissioners of the RCMP since 2007. In accordance with custom and precedent, members of the Royal Family who serve in honorary appointments are deemed to meet all Long Service Medal qualifying criteria, including the service required, upon appointment. "We were extremely pleased to spend Canada's national holiday with the Duke of Edinburgh. His presence at the Musical Ride stables gave the whole troop and all our support staff a strong sense of patriotic pride," said Superintendent Sébastien Brillon, Officer in Charge of the Musical Ride and Heritage Branch. For 130 years, the RCMP and the Musical Ride in particular have shared many special moments with the Royal Family. This includes a mutual exchange of horses that began in 1969, escorting Royal Family members during official visits to Canada, participating in coronations dating back to 1902, as well as participating in Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, leading her funeral procession in 2022 and participating in the Coronation of King Charles III in 2023. On May 27, when King Charles III read the Speech from the Throne to open Canada's 45 th Parliament, the RCMP was proud to escort the King and Queen Camilla to the Senate Building in Ottawa. "The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is proud of our longstanding relationship with the Crown. We're honoured to have hosted His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the Musical Ride Stables, adding another meaningful chapter to this historic relationship," said RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme, who greeted the Duke of Edinburgh when he arrived at the stables and escorted him throughout the visit. The Musical Ride tour Over the summer, the Musical Ride will be touring Ontario, Alberta, Quebec and the Northwest Territories. Visit the Musical Ride Tour Schedule to find an event happening near you. Quick facts The Royal Family and the RCMP The RCMP's relationship with the Royal Family began in 1897 when members of the North-West Mounted Police paraded for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in London, England. In 1904, King Edward VII conferred the title of Royal to the organization, which created the Royal North-West Mounted Police. In the century-plus since these events, the RCMP - and the Musical Ride - has shared a special bond with the Royal Family, specifically with the late Queen Elizabeth II. The late Queen expressed particular interest in the RCMP officers on parade during her father's coronation as King George VI. During the late Queen Elizabeth II's reign, the RCMP presented her with eight horses: Burmese (1969), Centenial (1973), James (1998), George (2009), Elizabeth (2012), Sir John (2016), and Kluane and Darby (2019). On September 19, 2022, five members of the RCMP Musical Ride led the funeral procession for Queen Elizabeth II in London, England, at her request. Four of the members were mounted on former Musical Ride horses that had been presented as gifts from the RCMP during her reign. On May 27, 2025, the RCMP provided a special Royal Escort to Their Majesties from the Bank of Canada to the Senate Building where The King participated in the opening of Canada's 45 th Parliament. It included 24 horses and members from the Musical Ride, including two pulling the Box Driven Landau, one of the carriages used for state events. The escort was joined by an RCMP Guidon party proudly flying our Regimental Colour. This tradition of gifting horses continued in 2023 when the RCMP gifted King Charles III a horse named Noble, in recognition of the RCMP's 150th anniversary. The RCMP has had a direct and personal link to The King, who has been an Honorary RCMP Commissioner since 2012 and recently became our Commissioner-in-Chief.
The Star
26-06-2025
- Health
- The Star
Brunei Health Ministry honours 224 for long service
A section of the Long Service Medal recipients. - BB BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: A total of 224 officers and personnel from the Health Ministry received their long service medals on Thursday (June 26) in conjunction with the 78th birthday celebration of His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, for the year 2024. The presentation ceremony was held at Dewan Al-'Afiah, Ministry of Health, and was attended by the Minister of Health, Dr Mohammad Isham Jaafar, as the guest of honour who presented the Long Service Medals to the recipients. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN
BBC News
19-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Norfolk WW2 firefighter recognised with medal from King Charles III
A firefighter who served at a village station during World War Two has been recognised by King Charles Betts, who worked at Wroxham Fire Station in Norfolk, was presented with a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 97-year-old joined the village's fire station in 1942 when the county was part of the National Fire Service. Talking about the start of his career, Mr Betts said: "When I started at Wroxham during the war, we slept there in hammocks." Mr Betts, who still lives in the village, served at the service until 1963, with the fire at Horstead Mill being one of his final calls. Talking about his role during WW2, he added: "I was on the control and when the message came in that the enemy was coming, I had to ring up five fire stations to tell them. "I then had to ring them all back to tell them when they were gone."He was presented with the medal at Carrow Fire Station, in Norwich, on behalf of the King. His grandson, who researched his grandfather's career, said: "He saw the original fire station being built at Wroxham when he went up there on a holiday from the children's home where he lived. "He ended up being fostered and then adopted by the people he stayed with – and his foster-father, Mr Blake, was a leading fire officer at Wroxham."Mr Betts married his wife in 1949, and the pair had two children. Their son Christopher, who followed his father into the fire service, also served at the station. He lost his life during a fire at The Chequers Hainford pub in 1987. Scott Norman, deputy chief fire officer at Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, said: "We'd like to thank you for your service, which started during wartime, and for your commitment to the people of Wroxham and the surrounding area."The loss of your son Christopher was such a sacrifice. I hope he is smiling down on us here today." Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
