Prince Charles and wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, are on a four-day visit to Canada. They are now touring the maritime provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, and then they go to Manitoba, where they will spend some time in the capital, Winnipeg.
An official welcome ceremony was held in Halilfax this morning.
This is the couple’s second trip to Canada since 2012, and the theme for this visit is, commemorating Canada’s past and looking ahead to the future.
Prince Charles, in keeping with a tradition that began 75 years ago with his grandfather King George VI, planted an English oak tree in the city’s Public Gardens.
The couple will visit Pier 21 and the Canadian Museum of Immigration, where they’ll meet war brides and veterans of the Second World War. Pier 21 is where the soldiers left Canada aboard ships bound for Europe, and where the war brides, many with children in tow, first arrived in Canada.
A visit to the community of Pictou to take in the province’s Celtic roots is the last stop in Nova Scotia today.
Then it’s a short flight to Charlottetown where Prince Charles and Camilla will the spend the night in Prince Edward Island.
For reasons beyond our control, and for an undetermined period of time, our comment section is now closed. However, our social networks remain open to your contributions.