Saint John N.B. residents gather to watch funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
But Mary McElwaine-Garey, who has volunteered at the Imperial Theatre since 1994, was seven-years-old when the queen was coronated.I didn’t see the coronation because we didn’t have a television that far back. But anyway, I had lots of books on the coronation, and there were lots of memorabilia all around town,” she recalled.
McElwaine-Garey said she has always loved the queen and particularly royalty. As a young girl, she said, she can still remember the queen’s visit when people lined the streets just to see her.“I was never handy to her, but I always got that royal wave and felt very happy about that.” The Imperial Theatre, which opened in 1913, has an experience of its own with Royal Family. In 1996, then-Prince Charles visited the theatre for a tour and an event.I was so close to Prince Charles I could have reached out and touched him. That’s been the highlight of my career here at the Imperial because it’s the closest I ever got to royalty,” she exclaimed.
While McElwaine-Garey acknowledged she never expected to see another monarch, she remains confident King Charles III will be a great successor.Robert Lothian/Global News
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