{"id":25894,"date":"2022-09-15T11:46:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T11:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2022\/09\/15\/queen-elizabeth-ii-souvenir-hunter-once-struck-a-deal-with-her-majesty\/"},"modified":"2022-09-15T11:46:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T11:46:58","slug":"queen-elizabeth-ii-souvenir-hunter-once-struck-a-deal-with-her-majesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2022\/09\/15\/queen-elizabeth-ii-souvenir-hunter-once-struck-a-deal-with-her-majesty\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth II souvenir hunter once struck a deal with Her Majesty"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> FP Economy <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\"> Joy Suluk figures she has the largest collection of Queen Elizabeth souvenirs in Canada&#8217;s Arctic. Then one day the Queen dropped by <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"published-date\">\n<p>Publishing date:<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"published-date__since\">Sep 15, 2022<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">55\u00a0minutes ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">5 minute read<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>  <span class=\"comment-bubble\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"16\"><path d=\"M4,0 C2.93914,0 1.921718,0.421428 1.171572,1.171572 C0.421428,1.921718 0,2.93914 0,4 L0,24 L3.846,20.158 L4,20.16 L20,20.16 C21.0608,20.16 22.0782,19.73858 22.8284,18.98842 C23.5786,18.23828 24,17.22086 24,16.16 L24,4 C24,2.93914 23.5786,1.921718 22.8284,1.171572 C22.0782,0.421428 21.0608,0 20,0 L4,0 Z M2,4 C2,3.46956 2.21072,2.96086 2.58578,2.58578 C2.96086,2.21072 3.46956,2 4,2 L20,2 C20.5304,2 21.0392,2.21072 21.4142,2.58578 C21.7892,2.96086 22,3.46956 22,4 L22,16.16 C22,16.69044 21.7892,17.19914 21.4142,17.57422 C21.0392,17.94928 20.5304,18.16 20,18.16 L4,18.16 L3.048,18.126 L2,19.174 L2,4 Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span> <span class=\"article-meta-comment-count__text\"> Join the conversation <\/span>  <\/span> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\" data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture class=\"featured-image__ratio\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">The cookie tin that started Joy Suluk&#8217;s collection of Queen Elizabeth II memorabilia in the early 1980s. <\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Joy Suluk<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Joy Suluk was born somewhere north of Arviat, Nunavut, in 1953, and spent the first years of her life living \u201coff the land,\u201d as her forebears always had. In summers, the family moved to the northwest coast of Hudson\u2019s Bay to hunt, but they moved inland during the winters to hunker down against the elements.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment6471210715255064706641861734460950\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment6471210715255064706641861734460950\">Advertisement 2<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-2\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[6,6],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"6x6\" data-ad-loc=\"2\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[6,6],[320,50],[300,50],[300,250],[300,600]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-2\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:600px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Suluk was around nine years old when the federal government opened a day school in Arviat. Many of the teachers there were good, but a few were otherwise. \u201cBad seeds,\u201d she recalled. But she survived, and a few months shy of her 70th birthday, the retired educator is a joyful, forward-facing, optimistic person.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"article-content__widget-group article-content__widget-group--content-slot6 article-content__widget-group--newsletter-slot\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"FinancialPostTopStories2517034508121934860483849921740158\" class=\"newsletter-widget fp-headlinenews background--primary-light-gradient\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component=\"\" data-target-list=\"FP_HeadlineNews\" data-widget=\"newsletter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FPTopStories-06232021.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FPTopStories-06232021.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FPTopStories-06232021.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FPTopStories-06232021.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FPTopStories-06232021.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FPTopStories-06232021.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FPTopStories-06232021.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FPTopStories-06232021.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FPTopStories-06232021.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FPTopStories-06232021.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FPTopStories-06232021.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"Financial Post Top Stories Banner\" class=\"newsletter-widget__banner\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FPTopStories-06232021.jpg?ssl=1\" width=\"97\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__body\">\n<h2 class=\"newsletter-widget__title\" id=\"FinancialPostTopStories2517034508121934860483849921740158\">Financial Post Top Stories<\/h2>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text\">Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the Financial Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<div class=\"js-replace-main\">  <small class=\"newsletter-widget__disclaimer text-size--micro\"> By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. 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Please try again <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Which is to say she doesn\u2019t dwell on the past, but she hasn\u2019t forgotten it either. Among her most enduring school memories is standing next to her desk each morning to sing God Save the Queen.<\/p>\n<p>She didn\u2019t know who, exactly, this Queen was, or why she was singing about her. But she remembers the way a young Queen Elizabeth II looked because she would stare at the picture of the \u201cbeautiful lady with the piercing blue eyes\u201d above the blackboard.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment1260532046751816218229872151077288\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment1260532046751816218229872151077288\">Advertisement 3<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>That image stuck with Suluk. Twenty years later, it showed up at her front door in Arviat in the form of a cookie tin \u2014 a gift from her sister-in-law \u2014 with the image of the piercing, blue-eyed Queen on its lid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started collecting anything with an image of the Queen on it after that,\u201d she said, explaining the roots of what, by her best reckoning, is the largest private collection of Queen Elizabeth-themed souvenirs in the Canadian Arctic.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Be forewarned: the great mass of memorabilia with her likeness is more or less worthless.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth died on Sept. 8, but the tchotchkes for sale bearing her image live on in brick-and-mortar souvenir shops, websites, antique markets and, one presumes, forgotten corners of Canadian households whose owners may or may not recall the origins of, say, that miniature teacup with the Queen\u2019s image on it that they inherited from Grandma and have boxed away somewhere.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment5314702738044542803000265726315847\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment5314702738044542803000265726315847\">Advertisement 4<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>But those eager to capitalize on the Queen\u2019s passing should be forewarned: the great mass of memorabilia with her likeness is more or less worthless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of the mass-produced souvenir items, like the plates and the mugs tend to have pretty minimal value,\u201d Gary Dawson, a Canadian Association of Antique Dealers\u2019 board member, said.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the sheer ubiquity of Queen-related products, one issue preventing the discerning, well-financed, hypothetical collector from spending significant sums to obtain even rare items associated with Her Majesty is that despite ruling for 70 years and dying at age 96, the items simply aren\u2019t old enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAntiques tend not to be considered valuable until they are at least 100 years old,\u201d Dawson said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment5916479316258726230585758473042527\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment5916479316258726230585758473042527\">Advertisement 5<\/h2>\n<div 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class=\"image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\"> Souvenirs of the late Queen Elizabeth II are seen in a window of a shop in Canterbury, in south-east England., following the death of Britain\u2019s Queen Elizabeth II.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Photo by BEN STANSALL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the tchotchkes, the antique dealer is aware of at least three people in his milieu who have loaded every piece of Queen memorabilia they possess, and previously had been unable to unload, onto Etsy and eBay in hopes of cashing in on the sovereign\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported that Cool Britannia, a memorabilia shop selling British-themed products across the street from Buckingham Palace, had its suppliers working overtime to keep the shelves packed with royal-related trinkets, including rubber ducks bedecked with crowns and bobbleheads of the departed Queen.<\/p>\n<p>Ismayil Ibrahim, the store manager, predicted the current, mad run on goods would further intensify as official souvenirs commemorating both the Queen\u2019s life \u2014 and death \u2014 start to appear.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment4779218995729620346539096391274895\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment4779218995729620346539096391274895\">Advertisement 6<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-6\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"6\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-6\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cPeople kept asking us, \u2018Have you got anything yet?\u2019 he told the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>While most royalty-related souvenirs are typically priced under $50 and presumably destined, in time, for the neighbourhood street sale, there are items connected to the Queen that carry a distinct cachet among collectors and can fetch a decent sum at auction and in private sales.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the lords and ladies of the realm who were invited to the Queen\u2019s 1953 coronation ceremony sat in chairs produced for the occasion by W. Hands and Sons Ltd. These guests were given the opportunity to purchase the chairs afterwards. Many did.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those folks were Canadian, and some of those fancy, limed-oak, blue-velvet chairs, numbered and monogrammed with Her Majesty\u2019s initials, returned to Canada with them.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment1511018205826308597537253969474523\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment1511018205826308597537253969474523\">Advertisement 7<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-7\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"7\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-7\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI have come across coronation chairs for the Queen\u2019s father\u2019s coronation in 1937 in dealing with wealthy Canadian families that were invited to attend, and they possess status,\u201d Dawson said. \u201cBut I have never seen one sell for more than $1,000.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embedded-image\" data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><picture class=\"embedded-image__ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/coronation-chairs-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/coronation-chairs-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/coronation-chairs-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/coronation-chairs-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/coronation-chairs-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/coronation-chairs-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"A pair of Elizabeth II limed-oak coronation chairs (1953) seen on Christie's website.\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/coronation-chairs-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/coronation-chairs-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/coronation-chairs-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=576 2x\" height=\"738\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\"> A pair of Elizabeth II limed-oak coronation chairs (1953) seen on Christie\u2019s website.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Christie&#8217;s<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sometimes, Dawson added, the descendants of those invited to the coronation who want to sell the chairs decide otherwise after meeting with an antique dealer and learning they aren\u2019t as valuable as they may have hoped.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, a coronation chair is still a little rich for Joy Suluk\u2019s budget. She raised five children, and during her buying trips to Winnipeg \u2014 she has never bought any collectible online \u2014 she would limit herself to a maximum of four purchases.<\/p>\n<p>Teacups, saucers, pots, spoons, old newspapers, magazines, books about the royal family, she has it all, totalling some 200 objects, with the most expensive being a teapot that cost $80 at a Winnipeg antique store.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment3080980579967336999166512883062744\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment3080980579967336999166512883062744\">Advertisement 8<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-8\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"8\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-8\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embedded-image\" data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><picture class=\"embedded-image__ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-cup-0914.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-cup-0914.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-cup-0914.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-cup-0914.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-cup-0914.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-cup-0914.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-cup-0914.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-cup-0914.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-cup-0914.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-cup-0914.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-cup-0914.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"Joy Suluk's favourite piece, a Queen Elizabeth II cup and saucer.\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-cup-0914.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-cup-0914.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-cup-0914.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=576 2x\" height=\"546\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\"> Joy Suluk\u2019s favourite piece, a Queen Elizabeth II cup and saucer.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Joy Suluk<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her Majesty was also known to do some collecting herself during official visits, including one to Rankin Inlet in 1994, where the royal handlers trailing in her wake during a walk-around at an artisanal fair purchased a handmade blue-and-white quilt with polar bears and whales on it from a speechless Suluk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey paid $200 cash,\u201d she said. \u201cIn that moment, I forgot how to speak English. I had to get the person next to me to translate. The money didn\u2019t matter. I hope they used the quilt.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embedded-image\" data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><picture class=\"embedded-image__ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"Joy Suluk and the quilt she sold to the Queen and Co. in 1994.\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/royal-0914-ph.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=576 2x\" height=\"1130\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\"> Joy Suluk and the quilt she sold to the Queen and Co. in 1994.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Joy Suluk<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A quick Google search failed to reveal the quilt\u2019s present whereabouts, but it did unearth a 2003 edition of the Royal \u201cgifts policy\u201d that clearly states: \u201cMembers of The Royal Family are personally liable for any tax or duty that personal gifts or purchases may attract.\u201d<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel1006685187224839016586224050900569\" class=\"more-topic\" data-aqa=\"embed-more-topic\" data-carousel-component=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\"> <button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" 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150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/belinda-stronach-0520.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/belinda-stronach-0520.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/belinda-stronach-0520.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/belinda-stronach-0520.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/belinda-stronach-0520.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, 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  https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/belinda-stronach-0520.jpeg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80 2x,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/belinda-stronach-0520.jpeg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"> <span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> Belinda Stronach\u2019s big bet on the sport of kings <\/span> <\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\">  <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/coyne-affair-0516.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, 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fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/coyne-affair-0516.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/coyne-affair-0516.jpg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/coyne-affair-0516.jpg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80 2x,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/coyne-affair-0516.jpg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"> <span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> That time the prime minister squared off against the central banker <\/span> <\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" 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