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2018 - Canadian Grenadier Guards Battle Honours 'Departure with Dignity' art print presented to the CGG Officers Mess and The Regiment by Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Wajahat Ali Beg, CD and created by UK Artist Clare DoneganDescription
2018 - Canadian Grenadier Guards Battle Honours 'Departure with Dignity' art print presented to the CGG Officers Mess and The Regiment by Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Wajahat Ali Beg, CD and created by UK Artist Clare Donegan
ABOUT THE ARTIST - Mrs. Clare Donegan, BEM (www.claredoneganmilitaryart.co.uk)
Mrs. Clare Donegan, BEM qualified from Falmouth College of Art in 1995 in General Illustration and has become a multi award winning, internationally recognized military and animal portrait artist. In particular, she has enjoyed remarkable success creating bespoke rolls of honour for our Armed Forces in the UK and many other countries around the world. Each roll of honour is meticulously hand painted and depicts the current serving soldiers' names and battle honours handwritten in calligraphy.
She was awarded the British Empire Medal by king Charles III for her services to the Arts in the 2023 New Year’s Honours List, becoming the first the first female military artist ever to be formally recognized this way. Some of her accolades include:
Guild of Master Craftsmen 2024
Great British Entrepreneur Awards FINALIST 2023
Best Businesswomen Awards FINALIST 2023
Herefordshire Business Awards FINALIST 2022
Herefordshire Business Awards WINNER 2019
ABOUT THE CGG OFFICER
LCol Wajahat Ali Beg, CD (2015-2018) currently serves as the Director Aviation Policy and Regulatory Compliance with AALTO - an Airbus subsidiary developer of high-altitude platform station (HAPS) aircraft. He is the founder of Innovation LLC since December 2021and previous roles included leading Government Affairs for Loon, managing safety audit programs at the International Civil Aviation Organization, becoming the Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding of The Canadian Grenadier Guards from 2016-2018, and advancing operational procedures at the International Air Transport Association. LCol Wajahat holds a Master of Public Administration from the Royal Military College of Canada and a degree in Mechanical Industrial Engineering from Concordia University.
On December 8th, 2015, Her Majesty the Queen, (Colonel-in-Chief of The Canadian Grenadier Guards), received the Honorary Colonel, Colonel Richard Pound, the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Wajahat Beg and the Regimental Sergeant Major William Simakis in Her Private Audience Room, Buckingham Palace.
On Sunday May 6th, Colonel Christian Mercier, OMM, MSM, CD Commander 34 Canadian Brigade Group, presided over the change of command between Lieutenant-Colonel Wajahat Beg, CD, ADC The Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding and Lieutenant-Colonel Vincent Peter Gucciardo, CD.Created By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Create Date
May 16, 2025Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
May 16, 2025
