"In 2000, when the Queen Mother – that’s to say, the mum of Queen Elizabeth II – turned 100, Her Majesty’s Government in Ottawa decided to give her a special centennial birthday present and induct her into the Order of Canada. I forget who else they honored that year – Celine Dion? William Shatner? Whoops, my mistake. It was Sarah McLachlan, and the sinister transnationalist Maurice Strong. I remember saying at the time that, if you’ve been crowned Empress of India, being made a Companion of the Order of Canada might seem a bit of a comedown for the woman who has – or had – everything.
But the House of Windsor are the great survivors of European royalty."
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