and evacuated by sea to Canada. Hatley Castle on Vancouver Island was purchased in 1940 as part of this contingency. If that last resort option had been required, the family were to travel to Holyhead for transport to Canada by the Royal Navy. The mission was disbanded in 1942 and the task of evacuating the Royal Family in an emergency was transferred to a detachment from the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment. See also Operation Candid, a Cold War plan to evacuate the Royal Family in the event of nuclear war References Military units and formations of the British Army in World War II Ad hoc units and formations of the British Army Protective security units Military units and formations established in 1940 Military units and formations disestablished in 1942 Coldstream Guards Continuity of government British royal family