Duke and Duchess start Canada trip
Thursday, 30 June 2011
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are beginning their first overseas tour as a married couple visiting Canada and California.
William and Kate's arrival in the Commonwealth country is eagerly anticipated and their appearance later in the capital, Ottawa, is expected to draw thousands on to the streets.
The royal couple will one day be King and Queen of Canada and their trip will be closely followed by the media and public alike.
They will travel to seven cities during their nine-day visit meeting a diverse array of Canadians and getting to grips with the challenges and excitement of being on tour.
Almost 1,400 journalists, broadcasters and photographers from across the globe, including just short of 100 from the UK, will be covering the visit - 500 more than those who accredited for the Queen's visit last year.
Highlights of the trip will include Canada Day, celebrated on Friday, when the Duke and Duchess will join hundreds of thousands of people in Ottawa - many dressed in the national colours of red and white - to celebrate the nation.
On Prince Edward Island the royal couple will play starring roles on opposing vessels during a dragon boat race and will be given the task of steering their team-mates to victory across a lake.
Their visit to Calgary coincides with the start of the world famous Calgary Stampede - a legendary annual rodeo, exhibition and festival dubbed the "Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth" which they will start.
The cost to the Commonwealth nation of flying the couple around in a Canadian Forces Airbus and staging federal events is estimated at 1.5 Canadian dollars, but does not include the bill for security.
The Duke and Duchess will tour Canada under a new royal flag, unveiled yesterday and created in celebration of their visit. The banner is Williams' personal flag but will come to symbolise the couple as it flutters from the luxury limousines used to drive them around or from the roofs of buildings they are visiting.
North America eagerly awaits William and Kate : http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/...t_n.htm?csp=hf
Thursday, 30 June 2011
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are beginning their first overseas tour as a married couple visiting Canada and California.
William and Kate's arrival in the Commonwealth country is eagerly anticipated and their appearance later in the capital, Ottawa, is expected to draw thousands on to the streets.
The royal couple will one day be King and Queen of Canada and their trip will be closely followed by the media and public alike.
They will travel to seven cities during their nine-day visit meeting a diverse array of Canadians and getting to grips with the challenges and excitement of being on tour.
Almost 1,400 journalists, broadcasters and photographers from across the globe, including just short of 100 from the UK, will be covering the visit - 500 more than those who accredited for the Queen's visit last year.
Highlights of the trip will include Canada Day, celebrated on Friday, when the Duke and Duchess will join hundreds of thousands of people in Ottawa - many dressed in the national colours of red and white - to celebrate the nation.
On Prince Edward Island the royal couple will play starring roles on opposing vessels during a dragon boat race and will be given the task of steering their team-mates to victory across a lake.
Their visit to Calgary coincides with the start of the world famous Calgary Stampede - a legendary annual rodeo, exhibition and festival dubbed the "Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth" which they will start.
The cost to the Commonwealth nation of flying the couple around in a Canadian Forces Airbus and staging federal events is estimated at 1.5 Canadian dollars, but does not include the bill for security.
The Duke and Duchess will tour Canada under a new royal flag, unveiled yesterday and created in celebration of their visit. The banner is Williams' personal flag but will come to symbolise the couple as it flutters from the luxury limousines used to drive them around or from the roofs of buildings they are visiting.
North America eagerly awaits William and Kate : http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/...t_n.htm?csp=hf
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