Queen will spend Canada Day in Ottawa

[old medic]

The Queen will be in the nation's capital on Canada Day.

The dates of her 2010 visit, June 28 to July 6, were announced by the Governor General’s office Friday.

She will travel with her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, to Nova Scotia, Ontario and Manitoba.

Source: http://www.theprovince.com/Queen+Prince+Philip+visit+Canada/2276646/story.html

 

[Osotogari]

Will she still be coming if we get kicked out of the commonwealth for not falling for the climate change hysteria, like what's being threatened?

 

[vonGarvin]

Canada will no sooner get kicked out of the Commonwealth than monkeys will fly out of my butt.

I for one thing this is AWESOME news!  Time to make my holiday plans for next summer!!!!!

 

[old medic]

Royal tour to hit five Canadian cities
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/royal-tour-to-hit-five-canadian-cities/article1574291/
Ottawa — The Canadian Press

The Prime Minister's Office says the Queen and Prince Philip will visit five cities in June and July and be in Ottawa for Canada Day.

The nine-day visit, the Queen's 22nd official tour, begins in Halifax on June 28 and ends with a three-day stop July 3-6 in Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.

In between, the royal couple will spend June 30 to July 3 in Ottawa before flying for a brief stop in Winnipeg.

The Queen's last visit was in 2005, when she toured Saskatchewan and Alberta on the centennial of their entry into Confederation.

The itinerary for this tour is still being finalized.

The Queen's first formal Canadian visit was in 1957.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla toured Canada last November, while Prince Edward and Princess Anne made separate visits in March and April.

 

[The Bread Guy]

....here:

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that Her Majesty The Queen of Canada and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh will visit five cities and three provinces during their tour of Canada from June 28 to July 6.

“Royal tours present a wonderful opportunity for Canadians to learn more about our constitutional monarchy, one of the pillars upon which our country is founded,” said Prime Minister Harper.  “They are an important part of our history, traditions and institutions.”

This will be The Queen’s 22nd official tour of Canada as The Queen of Canada.  During the Royal Tour, Her Majesty and His Royal Highness will celebrate a number of Canadian milestones and participate in events and dedications highlighting Canadian service and commitment at the local, national and global levels.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit:

    * Halifax from June 28 to June 30
    * The National Capital Region from June 30 to July 3
    * Winnipeg, Manitoba, on July 3
    * Toronto and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario from July 3 to July 6

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh’s last tour of Canada was in 2005, when Her Majesty and His Royal Highness visited Saskatchewan and Alberta, celebrating the centennial of the entry of those provinces into Confederation.

A full itinerary is being developed in collaboration with a number of municipalities, provinces, private organizations and federal departments.  The complete itinerary will be announced at a later date.

There will be many opportunities for the public to see The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh.  The forthcoming 2010 Royal Tour website will also provide Canadians with information and details regarding the Royal Tour and the Monarchy in Canada.

 

[dapaterson]

Canada will no sooner get kicked out of the Commonwealth than monkeys will fly out of my butt.

I for one thing this is AWESOME news!  Time to make my holiday plans for next summer!!!!!

Any update on the Simian-rectal barnstorming situation?

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

A little more details on the Canadian service and commitment to be highlighted would have been nice in the press release: Anybody noticed Her Majesty will be in Halifax for the Navy's Centennial International Fleet Review?

Move over your Excellency the R.H. Governor-General; It looks like the real Admiral of the Fleet will take the sail-past.

Huzzah!

 

[Brasidas]

Any update on the Simian-rectal barnstorming situation?

If Zimbabwe didn't get booted, I don't see the miraculous simian spawning phenomenon occurring.

 

[vonGarvin]

(checking exit for any feces-slinging hairy apes)

Nope, none yet!

 

[TFLY]

(checking exit for any feces-slinging hairy apes)

Nope, none yet!

:rofl:

 

[old medic]

Horses, history and hoopla to mark Queen's summer visit
Randy Boswell, National Post
20 May 2010

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=3052145

Queen Elizabeth's nine-day visit to Canada this summer will showcase the country's history, horses and most famous high-tech toy - all highlighted by a rare July 1 appearance on Parliament Hill to reign over the country's ultimate expression of national pride, the capital's annual Canada Day bash.

No word yet on whether Her Majesty will sport a Maple Leaf tattoo for the occasion, but a draft itinerary for the June 28 to July 6 Canadian tour by the Queen and Prince Philip reveals a host of chest-thumping opportunities for those hoping to exhibit their true patriot love in the presence of Canada's 84-year-old head of state.

Beginning with a rededication of Nova Scotia's recently refurbished Government House - the historic home of the province's lieutenant-governor, Mayann Francis, and Canada's oldest viceregal residence - the Queen's three-day Halifax stop will also include a tour aboard the naval frigate HMCS St. John's and a plaque unveiling at the retired HMCS Sackville, a Second World War corvette, as part of a regal tribute marking this year's 100th anniversary of Canada's navy.

The Queen's stop at Government House, by the way, is likely to prompt a few one-liners from the British press corps that follows every move the monarch makes. The building's $6-million facelift, completed in December, was followed by a controversial $15,000 bathroom renovation intended to ensure absolute privacy for the Queen in the event of a royal trip to the loo.

After arriving in Ottawa on June 30, the Queen will rededicate the Canadian Museum of Nature after a multimillion-dollar expansion and renovation to the country's main natural history institution.

Next, outside the National Arts Centre, the Queen will unveil a statue of the late Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson.

Later that day, the design for a "Diamond Jubilee Window" being created to celebrate the Queen's upcoming 60th anniversary on the throne will be unveiled at Rideau Hall, the official residence of Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean, where Elizabeth and Prince Philip will spend the night.

Following a portrait session the next morning and the delivery of an "official greeting" at the Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill, the royal couple will spend July 2 enjoying a private day of relaxation in the Ottawa area, presumably at the federal government retreat on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River in nearby Gatineau Park.

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh travel July 3 to Winnipeg, where a statue is to be unveiled at the provincial Government House and the cornerstone laid at the national Human Rights Museum now under construction in the Manitoba capital.

The Queen, following an afternoon Winnipeg walkabout, is also expected to appear on stage that evening during a concert paying homage to international human rights.

After flying to Toronto on the night of July 3, the Queen and Prince Philip will attend a Sunday morning church service at the city's St. James Cathedral before taking in the 151st running of the Queen's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack.

The race, almost always run on the last Sunday in June, has been pushed this year to July 4 to allow the Queen to attend.

This year's event marks the 150th anniversary of North America's oldest continuously run stakes race, first held with the blessing of Queen Victoria - Elizabeth's great-grandmother - on June 27, 1860.

On July 5, the Queen will take a limousine ride to Waterloo, Ont., to visit the headquarters of Blackberry-maker Research in Motion, before returning to Toronto to tour the set of a movie being made at Pinewood Studios.

Following a luncheon for the royal couple hosted by Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and an official dinner that night hosted by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Prince Philip will preside over the Duke of Edinburgh's Award ceremony honouring youth leadership.

The next day, their last for this visit, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip will attend a July 6 ceremony on the lawn at Queen's Park, the Ontario provincial legislature.

Before her departure for New York that afternoon to make an appearance at the United Nations, the Queen will perform the last official act of her Canadian tour at Toronto's Pearson airport: the unveiling of a new badge for uniforms worn by guards with the Canada Border Services Agency.

 

[GAP]

Would that not be the opportune time for the Queen to swear in the new GG?

 

[57Chevy]

Royal couple reaches out to Canadians

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip met 120 of the estimated half-million Canadians living in Britain here this week in advance of the royal couple's visit to Canada later this month.


The royal couple spoke individually with Canadian soldiers and veterans, artists, journalists, academics, and students during an hour-long visit to Canadian High Commissioner James Wright's official residence.


Among the guests were former Ontario lieutenant-governor Hilary Weston, 2009 Governor General Literary Award laureate Kate Pullinger, historian and Paris 1919 author Margaret MacMillan, and pianist Angela Hewitt.


The visit was prompted by the royal couple's planned nine-day visit to Canada starting later this month, which will include events in Halifax, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Toronto and Waterloo.


Canadian High Commissioner James Wright has noted publicly on many occasions that Queen Elizabeth will be making her 22nd trip to Canada, making Canada the most popular destination for official foreign visits.

© Copyright (c) Canwest News Service


Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/Royal+couple+reaches+Canadians/3141751/story.html#ixzz0qYXWMDge

 

[The Bread Guy]

Would that not be the opportune time for the Queen to swear in the new GG?

Since the serving GG'll be on the road representing Canada, it might be better to at least wait until she gets back 

 

[wildman0101]

Wow. Outstanding news. Having spent 7 years with the 8-CH in Petawawa and
having met her daughter The Royal Princess Anne (who was our Honorary Command-
ing CiC) (on many a parade)( Anne was a riot) who our Crazy 8's adored (well myself
anyway).... Anyway enough with the parenthisis's... I truly hope Her Magesty has a
wonderful time here in Canada. I'll be wearing my Support The Troops cap that day,
as i allways do on red friday.
Best Regard's All,
Scoty B

 

[57Chevy]

Information on the visit can be found on the official website of The British Monarchy
see here:  http://www.royal.gov.uk/Home.aspx

 

[57Chevy]

Happy Canada Day 
 
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Queen brings class to Canada Day bash:

The normally informal, boisterous festivities on Parliament Hill are to kick off at noon with the arrival of Her Majesty and Prince Philip in a horse-drawn landau, complete with a mounted RCMP escort.

Pomp and circumstance will dominate the opening two hours of Canada's 143rd birthday, in honour of the Queen's presence.

The 84-year-old monarch has not been on the Hill for Canada Day since 1997.

With her personal Canadian flag flying from the Peace Tower, the Queen will be honoured with a 21-gun salute, a fly-past by CF-18 jetfighters and, another by the aerobatic Snowbirds, as well as a march-past by the Guard of Honour.

She'll be serenaded by Canadian artists, including Quebec pop star Isabelle Boulay, bagpipers The Campbell Brothers, The Barenaked Ladies and the Montreal Jubilation Gospel Choir.

And she'll be lauded by a host of luminaries, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, actor Christopher Plummer and figure skater Joannie Rochette.

The Queen is to briefly address Canada Day celebrants shortly after 1 p.m.

Before departing at about 1:40 p.m., the Queen will go on a walkabout to meet directly with some of the expected 100,000 party-goers.

link: http://news.ca.msn.com/canada/cp-article.aspx?cp-documentid=24748522


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