Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.Photo: Jacob King/Pool/Getty
Prince CharlesandCamilla, Duchess of Cornwallhave touched down in Canada for an important tour in honor ofQueen Elizabeth.
The couple landed in St. John’s in Newfoundland and Labrador on Tuesday.Their tour, which will cover more than 2,000 miles over the next three days, will also take them to Ottawa and Yellowknife in the Northwestern Territories.
Ostensibly to thank Canadians for their support ofQueen Elizabethover the 70 years of her reign, the tour will also be a chance for the royal couple to “meet with, listen to and celebrate with Canadians from coast to coast to coast,” Chris Fitzgerald, Deputy Private Secretary said last month.
Charles and Camilla are expected to focus on local communities, continuing a relationship the Prince of Wales has fostered over decades while on visits to Canada.
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles.Chris Jackson/Getty
Prince Charles.Chris Jackson/Getty
“Throughout the tour, Their Royal Highnesses will take the opportunity to continue to engage with Indigenous communities. Over five decades, HRH continues to learn from Indigenous peoples in Canada and around the world,” Fitzgerald added. “[The Prince] recognizes their deep ties to the land and water and the critical traditional knowledge they hold to restore harmony between people and nature.”
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