Royal Visit 2009 Highlights

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are half-way through their Royal tour of Canada. It's the fifteenth visit to Canada for Charles, but just the first for Camilla.

The Royal couple has visited an archaeological dig at Cupids, Newfoundland, believed to be the first English settlement in Canada. Who knew the prince studied archaeology at Cambridge? They dropped in to see Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, Ontario, which was the home of Camilla's great-great-great grandfather Sir Allan MacNab, a rail magnate and prime minister of the Province of Canada before Confederation from 1854 to 1856. In British Columbia, the pair toured the Olympic athletes village and posed for mug shots with the 2010 Vancouver Olympics mascots.

This week the tour moves to Ottawa where they will meet Governor General Michaëlle Jean, the Queen's representative in Canada, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Opposition Leader Michael Ignatieff. On Tuesday the tour goes to Montreal, and includes a visit to the headquarters of the Cirque du Soleil and the Biodôme. Prince Charles will also participate in the Black Watch Presentation of Colours. The Royal couple returns to Ottawa for Remembrance Day ceremonies and a tour of CFB Petawawa.

If you don't get a chance to see Prince Charles and Camilla in person, you can always Send Greetings to the Royal Couple.

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