By the arrangements of the

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, the Canadian monarchy operates in

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as the core of the province's Westminster-style

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. As such,

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within Saskatchewan's jurisdiction is referred to as ''the Crown in right of Saskatchewan'', ''His Majesty in right of Saskatchewan'', or ''His Majesty the King in right of Saskatchewan''. The

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, however, leaves many royal duties in Saskatchewan specifically assigned to the sovereign's viceroy, the

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, whose direct participation in governance is limited by the conventional stipulations of

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Constitutional role

The role of the Crown is both legal and practical; it functions in

in the same way it does in all of Canada's other provinces, being the centre of a constitutional construct in which the institutions of government acting under the sovereign's authority share the power of the whole. It is thus the foundation of the

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, and

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branches of the province's government. The —is represented and duties carried out by the

, whose direct participation in governance is limited by the conventional stipulations of

, with most related powers entrusted for exercise by the elected parliamentarians, the

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generally drawn from amongst them, and the

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and

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. The Crown today primarily functions as a guarantor of continuous and stable governance and a

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safeguard against the abuse of power. This arrangement began with the granting of

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to the 1905

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, and continued an unbroken line of monarchical government extending back to the mid 17th century. However, though Saskatchewan has a separate government headed by the , as a province, Saskatchewan is not itself a kingdom.

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in Regina is owned by the sovereign only in capacity as in right of Saskatchewan and is used both as an office and as an official event location by the lieutenant governor, the sovereign, and other members of the

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. The viceroy resides in a separate home provided by the provincial Crown and the and relations reside at a hotel when in Saskatchewan.

Royal associations

Those in the Royal Family perform ceremonial duties when on a tour of the province; the royal persons do not receive any personal income for their service, only the costs associated with the exercise of these obligations are funded by both the Canadian and Saskatchewan Crowns in their respective councils. Monuments around Saskatchewan mark some of those visits, while others honour a royal personage or event. Further, Saskatchewan's monarchical status is illustrated by royal names applied regions, communities, schools, and buildings, many of which may also have a specific history with a member or members of the Royal Family. Gifts are also sometimes offered from the people of Saskatchewan, via the Office of Protocol and Honours, to a royal person to mark a visit or an important milestone; for instance, Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (later Queen Elizabeth II), was in 1951 given two paintings by Robert Newton Hurley and works were commissioned from Catherine Perehudoff for

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. Unofficial gifts are also offered on various occasions, including a carload of locally milled flour from

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for Princess Elizabeth on her marriage in 1947, and Royal Family members and viceroys have been conferred honorary degrees by Saskatchewan universities. Associations also exist between the Crown and many private organizations within the province; these may have been founded by a

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, received a ''royal'' prefix, and/or been honoured with the patronage of a member of the Royal Family. Examples include the

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, which is under the patronage of

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, and the

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, which received its ''royal'' prefix from Queen Elizabeth II in 1993. At the various levels of education within Saskatchewan, there also exist a number of scholarships and academic awards either established by or named for members of the Royal Family, such as the Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship in Parliamentary Studies and the Queen Elizabeth II Centennial Aboriginal Scholarship. The main symbol of the monarchy is the sovereign self, image (in portrait or effigy) thus being used to signify government authority. A royal cypher, crown, or the provincial arms (known as the ''Arms of Majesty in right of Saskatchewan'') may also illustrate the monarchy as the locus of authority, without referring to any specific monarch. Additionally, though the monarch does not form a part of the constitutions of Saskatchewan's honours, they do stem from the Crown as the ''

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'', and so bear on the insignia symbols of the sovereign. The or others in family may bestow awards in person: in 2004, the Princess Royal presented to 25 recipients the Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal, marking the first time a member of the Royal Family had presented a provincial honour in Canada, and, when the Queen was in the province in 2005, she appointed Saskatchewan citizens to the

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. Similarly, under the authority of the Queen in right of Saskatchewan, other members of the Royal Family have received Saskatchewan honours. File:King George School.jpg, King George School in

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, named for King

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File:Royal Saskatchewan Museum.jpg, The

in Regina File:Queen and burmese.jpg, An equestrian statue of Queen Elizabeth II on the grounds of the

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History

In 1882,

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, and her husband, the then

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, were the first members of the Royal Family to pass through what would become Saskatchewan. During a stop at the not yet named territorial capital, in the dining room of the

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, Princess Louise named the new community '' Regina'', after her mother, Queen Victoria.

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, presided over the celebrations of the 75th anniversary of Saskatchewan's entry into Confederation and

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marked Regina's centennial. Queen

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presided over the main events in 2005 celebrating the 100th anniversary of Saskatchewan's creation. In 2022, Saskatchewan instituted a provincial Platinum Jubilee medal to mark the Queen's seventy years on the Canadian throne; the first time in Canada's history that a royal occasion was commemorated on provincial medals.

Notes

References

External links

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South Saskatchewan Branch of the Monarchist League of Canada

Queen Elizabeth II's Saskatchewan connection
at CBC {{DEFAULTSORT:Monarchy In Saskatchewan Saskatchewan, Monarchy in Politics of Saskatchewan