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: While I can certainly agree with contributor Peter Mansbridge that Juno Beach should not be developed into condominiums, I can’t, unfortunately, concur with his assessment that the Juno Beach Centre is an “excellent museum.”
Instead of focusing on the ordinary soldiers who gave their lives, I think the centre made a big mistake in “showcasing the Canadian story.” The result is that it feels to me like a glorified tourist brochure promoting a nationalist and Eurocentric version of Canadian history, rather than a museum about what transpired on that beach on D-Day.Associate professor of history, Huron University College; London, Ont.
It was a party for someone in absentia. The Queen made a brief appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on Thursday and later on Sunday, forgoing most of the events in between. Officials euphemistically explained that she was experiencing “some discomfort,” but in unvarnished terms that would mean she was in pain.
The remainder of the weekend saw other members of the Royal Family, led largely by the Prince of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, representing the Queen at various events. It felt like a loose collection of stand-ins uneasy about representing someone they could never hope to measure up to.
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