Being English and feeling a connection to the country where she spent her childhood, Ms. Warren contacted HRH Prince Philip's representative, and offered a special painting in appreciation of his long support of habitat conservation as her gift.

Imagine her surprise at receiving a telephone call from Prince Philip's representative, informing her that she had been commanded to appear at Government House and present her work to him personally.

As she entered Government House with her painting, a group of people rushed past.  "Who was that?" she asked.  "That was Her Majesty the Queen.  This way, if you please."

During the private audience with Prince Philip and his equerry Sir Brian McGrath, she learned that Philip was well-informed about logging industry practices in British Columbia.  They discussed the BC government's conflict of interest in regulating logging on the one hand, while at the same time receiving a fee for each tree that is cut down.

At the end of the presentation ceremony, Philip instructed Sir Brian to be sure the painting was transported with the Prince's belongings, and to be certain to avoid having it become mixed up with items belonging to the Queen.

Prince Philip was the founding patron of the Brant Festival, a habitat conservation event which takes place on Vancouver Island, British Columbia each year.  Through his efforts in England and abroad, several endangered species of geese have been protected.

close-up of remarque by M. Morgan Warren for Prince Philip showing migration routes of Brant geese from Siberia, down across Alaska, Canada, the west coast of North American and Central America.

close-up of remarque by M. Morgan Warren for Prince Philip showing Brant goose in flight.