List Of Royal Tours Of Canada (21st Century)
Canadian royal tours in the 21st century carry on the tradition of the previous 300 years, either as an official tour, a working tour, a vacation, or a period of military service by a member of the Canadian Royal Family. Originally, official tours were events predominantly for Canadians to see and possibly meet members of their Royal Family, with the associated patriotic pomp and spectacle. However, nearing the end of the 20th century, such occasions took on the added dimension of a theme; for instance, the 2005 tour of Saskatchewan and Alberta by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was deemed to be a vehicle for Her Majesty and all other Canadians to honour "The Spirit of Nation Builders." Also, junior members of the Royal Family began to undertake unofficial "working" tours of Canada as well; in this method, royal figures are invited by provinces, municipalities, and other organizations to events which the latter fund without assistance from the federal government. Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Andrew, have all made several small tours in this fashion.
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Princess Anne visited King George School, Saskatoon, in 2004
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Prince Edward, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and Lincoln Alexander at the Toronto Dominion Centre, 2006
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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, in Toronto, 4 November 2009
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Queen Elizabeth II during a walkabout in Queen's Park, Toronto, July 2010
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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge on Parliament Hill on Canada Day, July 2011
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