Terry Guillon, chief of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, can now add the Royal Victorian Order to his life experience. The 50-year-old, who first started working on Parliament Hill as a clerk in the press gallery when he was 22, was one of 12 Canadians quietly appointed to the Royal Victorian Order by the Queen during her recent royal visit to Canada. The Globe and Mail called the group "the curtsey dozen." The title is given as a reward for "extraordinary, important or personal services performed for the Sovereign or the Royal Family," and many who received the honour worked directly on coordinating the Queen's tour, including security and communications officials.
Terry Guillon, chief of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, can now add the Royal Victorian Order to his life experience. The 50-year-old, who first started working on Parliament Hill as a clerk in the press gallery when he was 22, was one of 12 Canadians quietly appointed to the Royal Victorian Order by the Queen during her recent royal visit to Canada. The Globe and Mail called the group "the curtsey dozen." The title is given as a reward for "extraordinary, important or personal services performed for the Sovereign or the Royal Family," and many who received the honour worked directly on coordinating the Queen's tour, including security and communications officials.