The Monarchist League - Victoria Branch

04/03/2023

09/08/2022

We are all shocked and saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, of late and glorious memory, and pledge our loyalty and devotion to His Majesty the King of Canada.

Media inquiries may be made to the Branch Chairman, Gene Fedderly, at 250-391-0620.

God Save the King.

02/06/2022

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Accession to the Throne by our beloved Queen and the beginning of Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee year. Let us all celebrate this remarkable reign of service and devotion.

02/06/2021

Greetings to all members of the Victoria Branch on this the 69th anniversary of the accession to the Canadian throne by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The last year has been a challenging one for all Canadians, but it is my sincere hope that all our members have been weathering the storm and remaining safe and healthy. The Victoria Branch and Dominion Executives decided to put a halt to all meetings and gatherings in March 2020 in order to ensure that we were not endangering any of our members through spread of the COVID 19 virus or contributing to any public health outbreaks. This ban remains in effect for now and the foreseeable future. As a result we did not hold our Annual General Meeting in January as is the custom. The first order of business once we are able to meet again will be to hold this AGM and renew our slate of executive members. It is my sincere hope that the slate that was elected in January 2020 will agree to remain on until January 2022.

The COVID virus has even unfortunately affected the Royal Family, with HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duke of Cambridge testing positive earlier in the year. Fortunately, they both had mild cases from which they recovered. We are extremely grateful that neither HM The Queen nor HRH The Duke of Edinburgh have been exposed at their advanced ages. The Queen's words of compassion and encouragement in her Christmas message remain an inspiration and example to us all. In that vein, we have two very important royal anniversaries on the horizon:

- 10 June 2021 will mark the 100th birthday of the Duke of Edinburgh. Hopefully, the Branch will be able to hold an appropriate event to mark this milestone.

- 6 February 2022 will mark the Platinum Jubilee of HM The Queen. The Executive will be discussing plans for ways that we in Victoria can celebrate this spectacular and unique achievement. Any suggestions for what members would like to see can be addressed to yours truly for consideration.

I would also like to take the opportunity to encourage people to renew their memberships. I regret that we have not been able to hold the events we would like, but that will change once we have put this pandemic behind us. Finally, I would like to welcome some new members:

- Sabrina Dzafovic
- Patrick McGaw
- Moshe Appel
- Della Mae Johnston
- Carolyn Cooper
- Michael Woo

Yours in loyalty,

Gene C. Fedderly, CD, RCN (Retd)
Branch Chairman

04/02/2019

Latest newsletter available at this link.

02/06/2019

Today marks 67 years since Princess Elizabeth became Canada's Queen. Thank you, Ma'am for your service and dedication.

Nous célébrons aujourd'hui 67 ans depuis que la princesse Elizabeth est devenue Reine du Canada. Merci, chère madame. pour votre service et votre dévouement.

01/20/2019

January 2019 Newsletter now available at this link:

05/02/2017

Upcoming Presentation:

90 Years of the Queen's Fashion

Sunday, 14 May 2017 1:30 p.m.

Berwick Royal Oak

4680 Elk Lake Rd., Victoria

Presented by Royal Commonwealth Society and Monarchist League

Register at: [email protected] or 778-679-9331

03/26/2017

This a reminder that the Victoria Branch's Annual Queen's Birthday Tea will be held 3-5 pm on Sunday, 23 April 2017 at The Oaks, 2250 Oak Bay Ave.

The price per ticket will be $30 per person. Cheques may be made out to:

Mr. David Newberry
249 Wildwood Ave
Victoria BC V8S 3W2

01/23/2017

Congratulations to our Branch's new slate of elected officers for 2017:

Chairman - Ken Lane
Vice-Chairman - Bruce Hallsor
Secretary - Colleen Mills
Treasurer - David Newberry

01/15/2017

The Annual General Meeting of the Victoria Branch will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, 22 January 2017 at the Monterey Recreation Centre, 1442 Monterey Avenue, Victoria BC. All members and other interested individuals are welcome to attend.

01/01/2017

Her Majesty's kind words to Canadians on such a historic day for Canada. http://bit.ly/2hXt88R

The Royal Family