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    Young Royals on Tour: William & Catherine in Canada
    Young Royals on Tour: William & Catherine in Canada
    Young Royals on Tour: William & Catherine in Canada
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    Young Royals on Tour: William & Catherine in Canada

    By Christina Blizzard

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    A day-by-day celebration in words and photographs of the young couple’s first tour of Canada.

    On April 29, 2011, Prince William of Wales married Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London. The newlyweds’ first royal tour took place in Canada from June 30 to July 8. People across the country rejoiced with the couple as they made their way through a land that holds special significance for the Royal Family, emphasizing and renewing the bond with Canada. This was not the Duke of Cambridges first trip "home to Canada," since he accompanied his parents, Charles and Diana, in 1991 and his father and brother, Harry, in 1998. This journey included such highlights as Canada Day in Ottawa, dragon boating in Prince Edward Island, visiting homeless youth in Quebec City, street hockey in Yellowknife, and a side trip to help bolster the courage of fire-devastated citizens in Slave Lake, Alberta. The Duke and Duchess presented the vibrant, modern face of the Royal Family, and excitement followed them everywhere as they travelled across Canada.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDundurn
    Release dateJul 25, 2011
    ISBN9781459701878
    Young Royals on Tour: William & Catherine in Canada
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    Christina Blizzard

    Christina Blizzard is the Queen’s Park columnist for QMI and has worked for the Toronto Sun and Britain’s The Guardian. She is the author of Right Turn: How the Tories Took Ontario and is past president of the Legislative Press Gallery. Christina lives in Toronto.

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      This books is an excellent resource detailing the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first trip to Canada as a married couple. It gives a complete look at their travels and is jam-packed with amazing photos.

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    Young Royals on Tour - Christina Blizzard

    Young Royals on Tour

    Young Royals on Tour

    William & Catherine in Canada

    CHRISTINA BLIZZARD

    Contents

    INTRODUCTION: Royal Newlyweds Wowed Canada

    DAY ONE: Arrival in Ottawa

    DAY TWO: Canada Day in Ottawa

    DAY THREE: Walkabout in the Nation’s Capital

    DAYS THREE AND FOUR: Return to Quebec

    DAY FIVE: The Duke and Duchess Amazed Prince Edward Island

    DAY SIX: Magic in the Land of the Midnight Sun

    DAY SEVEN: Royals Warmed Hearts in Slave Lake

    DAY EIGHT: White Hats in Calgary

    DAY NINE: Wrapping Up the Tour in Calgary

    EPILOGUE: They Will Return

    IMAGE CREDITS

    Introduction:

    Royal Newlyweds Wowed Canada

    The world fell in love with William and Catherine when they wed, and Canada was the first country to welcome them as they kicked off their first state visit. Will ’n Kate fever swept the country, starting on June 30, 2011. The newly minted Duke and Duchess of Cambridge began their nine-day tour at Rideau Hall in Ottawa followed by Canada Day festivities in the nation’s capital.

    What better way to greet the young man — who may one day be Canada’s King — and his new bride? It didn’t matter who you were or where you were from. If you were in Ottawa on Canada Day 2011, you were Canadian.

    The itinerary was inspired and touched many cornerstones of Canadian society — young people, aboriginal groups, and the military. It was geographically diverse, with stops in Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories. In La Belle Province they visited both Montreal and Quebec City, gestures guaranteed to raise the popularity of the monarchy in a part of the country that isn’t a traditional bastion of royal support.

    Westminster Abbey

    London, England’s Westminster Abbey is one of the most famous buildings in the world, but in its long history surprisingly few royal weddings have taken place there. The first was in 1100, and the hallowed abbey has been used sparingly for that purpose in subsequent centuries. There were only nine royal weddings at Westminster in the twentieth century, including the 1986 marriage of Prince Andrew to Sarah Ferguson, and the marriages of the Queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, in 1973 and that of the Queen’s sister, Princess Margaret, in 1960. Queen Elizabeth II herself was married there in 1947.

    Catherine seems a smart, media-savvy young woman, and this tour was her first test. William’s great-grandmother, the Queen Mother, loved Canada and Canadians, and always had the right word at the right time. She could melt the sternest of republican hearts. Her husband, George VI, was the first reigning monarch to tour Canada. In 1939 they arrived in Quebec. Asked whether she was English or Scottish, the Queen Mother famously replied: Since we reached Quebec, I’ve been Canadian.

    Buckingham Palace is no doubt hoping Catherine has those same instincts. She and William bring a fresh, modern face to the monarchy.

    Canada rolled out the red-and-white carpet and showed William and Catherine what a right royal Canadian welcome looks like!

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