163-535: Royal and viceroyal transport in Canada have included a variety of vehicles generally used for royal tours in Canada , and viceregal official and ceremonial duties in both the provincial and the federal spheres. The technology employed has mirrored the development of transportation since the late 17th century, when the first members of the Royal Family ventured from Great Britain to British North America . As
326-703: A Duke of Edinburgh's Awards study conference, a reception at Queen's Park , visit CFB Kingston , visit the Royal Canadian Medical Service training centre at CFB Borden , and attend a 33 Signal Regiment dinner at the National Club. 1–2 November The Earl and Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto Attend 50th anniversary of the foundation of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Canada, attend presentation of accessibility symbol redesign awards. 2014 18–21 May The Prince of Wales and
489-661: A Nazi sympathiser . During the Second World War , Edward was at first stationed with the British Military Mission to France . After the fall of France , he was appointed Governor of the Bahamas . After the war, Edward spent the rest of his life in France. He and Wallis remained married until his death in 1972; they had no children. Edward was born on 23 June 1894 at White Lodge, Richmond Park , on
652-559: A Watteau style, and a boudoir for the Duchess lined in silk. The other car, York , contained the bedrooms, reached through a green-velvet-lined vestibule, the Duke's in grey and crimson and the Duchess' in blue. Altogether the royal train, which always followed the viceregal and ministerial train, consisted of ten cars totalling 730 feet (220 m) in length, the remainder being Canada , with an additional five sleeping cabins; Sandringham ,
815-520: A constitutional crisis was caused by his proposal to marry Wallis Simpson , an American who had divorced her first husband and was seeking a divorce from her second. The prime ministers of the United Kingdom and the Dominions opposed the marriage, arguing a divorced woman with two living ex-husbands was politically and socially unacceptable as a prospective queen consort . Additionally, such
978-563: A morganatic marriage , in which he would remain king but Simpson would not become queen consort . She would enjoy some lesser title instead, and any children they might have would not inherit the throne. This was supported by senior politician Winston Churchill in principle, and some historians suggest that he conceived the plan. In any event, it was ultimately rejected by the British Cabinet as well as other Dominion governments. The other governments' views were sought pursuant to
1141-542: A railway car named Victoria for use in both travelling around the provinces and territories and as a mobile royal and vice-royal residence in parts of the country where amenities were minimal. When it was stopped at Pile o' Bones, which had just been designated the capital of the North-West Territories , it was in this car that the Princess in 1882 named the new community Regina , after her mother,
1304-792: A civic dinner and the launch of the Voices of Placentia Bay festival 19–21 October Princess Alexandra [REDACTED] British Columbia : Victoria Centennial of the Canadian-Scottish Regiment . 2013 27 April The Duke of Edinburgh [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto Present new regimental colours to 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment . 16–19 May The Duke of York [REDACTED] British Columbia : Vancouver , Victoria 23–26 October The Princess Royal [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto , Kingston , Barrie Attend
1467-566: A close friend of Luftwaffe commander Hermann Göring . Edward was praised for his efforts to combat poverty on the islands. He was "considerably more enlightened in his attitudes than the majority of Bahamian whites, or either of his predecessors", and had an "excellent relationship" with Black individuals such as jazz musician Bert Cambridge (who was eventually elected to the Bahamian House of Assembly , to Edward's delight) and valet Sydney Johnson , who Edward retained for thirty years and
1630-521: A cold hearted and unsympathetic swine for writing all that I did ... No one can realize more than you how little poor Johnnie meant to me who hardly knew him ... I feel so much for you, darling Mama, who was his mother." In 1919, Edward agreed to be president of the organising committee for the proposed British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Park , Middlesex . He wished the Exhibition to include "a great national sports ground", and so played
1793-711: A day" . Archived from the original on 4 February 2013 . Retrieved 21 April 2010 . ^ Department of Canadian Heritage. "Topics > Monarchy in Canada > Royal Visits to Canada > The Earl and Countess of Wessex" . Queen's Printer for Canada . Retrieved 15 December 2011 . ^ The Rifleman Online Archived 31 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine ^ "Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh to Visit Canada in 2010" . Governor General of Canada. 27 November 2009 . Retrieved 6 December 2020 . ^ 2010 Royal Tour Official Website Archived 2 May 2011 at
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#17327828269521956-599: A hallmark of the era. After the war, his conduct began to give cause for concern; he engaged in a series of sexual affairs that worried both his father and the British prime minister, Stanley Baldwin . Upon his father's death in 1936, Edward became the second monarch of the House of Windsor . The new king showed impatience with court protocol, and caused consternation among politicians by his apparent disregard for established constitutional conventions. Only months into his reign,
2119-743: A leading Conservative in the north of England , persuaded him to make a three-day visit to the County Durham and Northumberland coalfields , where there was much unemployment . From January to April 1931, the Prince of Wales and his brother Prince George travelled 18,000 miles (29,000 km) on a tour of South America, steaming out on the ocean liner Oropesa , and returning via Paris and an Imperial Airways flight from Paris–Le Bourget Airport that landed specially in Windsor Great Park . Though widely travelled, Edward shared
2282-482: A magnificent special train provided by the Canadian Pacific Railway. My quarters were in the rear car, which had an observation platform. This last... while providing me with a continuous view of the varied Canadian landscape had however the drawback of making me vulnerable to demands for ad lib speeches from the crowds gathered at every stop." Four years later, the Prince briefly took the controls of
2445-570: A marriage would have conflicted with Edward's status as titular head of the Church of England , which, at the time, disapproved of remarriage after divorce if a former spouse was still alive. Edward knew the Baldwin government would resign if the marriage went ahead, which could have forced a general election and would have ruined his status as a politically neutral constitutional monarch . When it became apparent he could not marry Simpson and remain on
2608-488: A memorandum summarising the views of Lord Advocate T. M. Cooper , Parliamentary Counsel Sir Granville Ram , and himself: The Duke married Simpson, who had changed her name by deed poll to Wallis Warfield (her birth surname ), in a private ceremony on 3 June 1937, at Château de Candé , near Tours , France. When the Church of England refused to sanction the union, a County Durham clergyman, Robert Anderson Jardine (Vicar of St Paul's, Darlington ), offered to perform
2771-782: A monk in an American monastery) had told the Federal Bureau of Investigation that Wallis had slept with the German ambassador in London, Joachim von Ribbentrop , in 1936; had remained in constant contact with him; and had continued to leak secrets. Author Charles Higham claimed that Anthony Blunt , an MI5 agent and Soviet spy, acting on orders from the British royal family , made a successful secret trip to Schloss Friedrichshof in Allied-occupied Germany towards
2934-643: A number of events on behalf of various charitable organizations. 2009 23–28 April The Duke of York [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Nova Scotia : Halifax Ontario : Lakefield , Toronto Quebec : Georgeville , Montreal To participate in a number of events relating to the Princess Louise Fusiliers . 4–8 June The Earl and Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Alberta : Calgary British Columbia : Victoria To undertake duties relating to
3097-585: A part in the creation of Wembley Stadium . Throughout the 1920s, Edward, as Prince of Wales, represented his father at home and abroad on many occasions. His rank, travels, good looks, and unmarried status gained him much public attention. At the height of his popularity, he was the most photographed celebrity of his time and he set men's fashion. During his 1924 visit to the United States, Men's Wear magazine observed, "The average young man in America
3260-1198: A portion of the Trans-Canada Trail, open a new library on the Ditidaht First Nation, community events on 'Namgis First Nation, reception with regional forest fire first responders, barbeque and regimental dinner with the Saskatchewan Dragoons Regiment, lunch with the Saskatchewan Consular Corps, inspect cadets at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Depot, reception for community leaders. 10–11 November The Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence [REDACTED] Ontario : Ottawa Events marking 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation . 2015 19–20 February The Princess Royal [REDACTED] Quebec : Montreal Present Duke of Edinburgh Awards to students, visit McGill University in relation to role as President of
3423-537: A prank, and encouraged them to confide in her. Initially, Edward was tutored at home by Hélène Bricka. When his parents travelled the British Empire for almost nine months following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, young Edward and his siblings stayed in Britain with their grandparents, Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII, who showered their grandchildren with affection. Upon his parents' return, Edward
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#17327828269523586-414: A reception at the residence of Lieutenant Governor Arthur LeBlanc , the Duke took part in a military ceremony which involved the Princess Louise Fusiliers . He later met with entrepreneurs at the inaugural Canadian Pitch@Palace, an initiative founded by the Duke to support entrepreneurs. 14–15 November The Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto Attend events for
3749-447: A royal match with Edward's second cousin, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia , was suggested. Nothing came of it, and Victoria Louise married Edward's first cousin once removed, Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick , instead. In 1934, Adolf Hitler , in his ambition to link the British and German royal houses, asked Victoria Louise to arrange a marriage between the 40-year-old Edward and her 17-year-old daughter, Frederica of Hanover , who
3912-638: A tour of depressed villages in South Wales that "something must be done" for the unemployed coal miners was seen as an attempt to guide government policy, though he had not proposed any remedy or change in policy. Government ministers were reluctant to send confidential documents and state papers to Fort Belvedere because it was clear that Edward was paying little attention to them, and it was feared that Simpson and other house guests might read them, improperly or inadvertently revealing government secrets. Edward's unorthodox approach to his role also extended to
4075-539: A tour of duty in Afghanistan . 2008 10–11 May The Duke of York [REDACTED] Ontario : Peterborough To open a display at the Canadian Canoe Museum . 5–9 June The Earl of Wessex [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Manitoba : Winnipeg Ontario : Toronto , Kingston , Aylmer , St. Thomas , Niagara-on-the-Lake To participate in
4238-694: A train for overland journey. The ships used were either commercial or military; for their 1939 tour, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth travelled across the Atlantic on the Canadian Pacific ship RMS Empress of Australia for the westbound voyage, and on the RMS Empress of Britain eastbound. The royal yacht HMY Britannia was completed in 1954, and after the opening of the Saint Lawrence Seaway in 1959, could sail into
4401-901: A walkabout in Queen's Park , Toronto , July 2010 [REDACTED] The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on Parliament Hill on Canada Day, July 2011 2000–2009 [ edit ] Year Dates Persons Locations Reasons 2000 4–6 June The Earl of Wessex [REDACTED] Quebec : Montreal 25–27 June The Earl of Wessex [REDACTED] British Columbia : Vancouver * 14–18 July The Earl and Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Nova Scotia : Halifax Newfoundland and Labrador : St. John's Prince Edward Island : Charlottetown , Fanningbank , Indian River , New Annan , Borden-Carleton , Cavendish Quebec : Montreal To attend events for
4564-517: A widely held racial prejudice against foreigners and many of the Empire's subjects, believing that whites were inherently superior . In 1920, on his visit to Australia, he wrote of Indigenous Australians : "they are the most revolting form of living creatures I've ever seen!! They are the lowest known form of human beings & are the nearest thing to monkeys." Before the First World War,
4727-460: A year or two of exile in France. King George VI (with the support of Queen Mary and his wife Queen Elizabeth) threatened to cut off Edward's allowance if he returned to Britain without an invitation. Edward became embittered against his mother, Queen Mary, writing to her in 1939: "[your last letter] destroy[ed] the last vestige of feeling I had left for you ... [and has] made further normal correspondence between us impossible." In October 1937,
4890-572: Is different from Wikidata Use dmy dates from October 2021 Edward VIII Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972), later known as the Duke of Windsor , was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire , and Emperor of India , from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year. Edward
5053-491: Is more interested in the clothes of the Prince of Wales than in any other individual on earth." Edward visited poverty-stricken areas of Britain , and undertook 16 tours to various parts of the Empire between 1919 and 1935. On a tour of Canada in 1919, he acquired the Bedingfield ranch, near Pekisko, Alberta , which he owned until 1962. Named the E. P. (Edward, Prince) Ranch, Edward attempted unsuccessfully to develop
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5216-526: Is well-known to be pro-Nazi and he may become a centre of intrigue." Churchill threatened Edward with a court-martial if he did not return to British soil. In July 1940, Edward was appointed governor of the Bahamas . The Duke and Duchess left Lisbon on 1 August aboard the American Export Lines steamship Excalibur , which was specially diverted from its usual direct course to New York City so that they could be dropped off at Bermuda on
5379-525: Is widely believed that the Duke and Duchess sympathised with fascism before and during the Second World War, and were moved to the Bahamas to minimise their opportunities to act on those feelings. In 1940 he said: "In the past 10 years Germany has totally reorganised the order of its society ... Countries which were unwilling to accept such a reorganisation of society and its concomitant sacrifices should direct their policies accordingly." During
5542-523: The 1939 tour of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth . During that journey, the King, somewhat of a railbuff , rode in the engine cab when possible, and at the end of the trip gave his permission for the CPR both to use the prefix royal before the locomotive class' name of Hudson and to display the royal crown on the running boards of these engines. The engines and cars were sold and dispersed in later years;
5705-619: The 2010 Winter Paralympics , meet with First Nations leaders and officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police , and distribute The Duke of Edinburgh's Awards . 23–25 April The Princess Royal [REDACTED] Newfoundland and Labrador : St. John's 18–22 April The Earl and Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] British Columbia : Vancouver Attend paralympic games . 25 April Princess Alexandra [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto Visit
5868-525: The BBC refused to broadcast it. It was broadcast outside the United States on shortwave radio and was reported in full by British broadsheet newspapers. On the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, the Duke and Duchess were brought back to Britain by Louis Mountbatten on board HMS Kelly , and Edward, although he held the rank of field marshal , was made a major-general attached to
6031-530: The Battle of the Somme , visit Rainbow Riders therapeutic riding facility. 24 September–1 October The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George , and Princess Charlotte [REDACTED] [REDACTED] British Columbia : Victoria , Vancouver , Bella Bella , Kelowna , Haida Gwaii Yukon : Whitehorse , Carcross 2017 29 June–1 July The Prince of Wales and
6194-468: The British House of Commons nor speak on political subjects in the House of Lords . Letters Patent dated 27 May 1937 re-conferred the "title, style, or attribute of Royal Highness" upon the Duke, but specifically stated that "his wife and descendants, if any, shall not hold said title or attribute". Some British ministers advised that the reconfirmation was unnecessary since Edward had retained
6357-544: The Canadian Royal Family is not predominantly resident in the country, those that belong to it have generally always had to make a trans-Atlantic crossing before switching to alternate over-land, water, or air transportation once in Canada. As different forms of transportation developed in the 19th and 20th centuries, members of the Royal Family, like the general public, used them all. For instance, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), during
6520-523: The Great Lakes . This ship was decommissioned in 1997, however, and last sailed in Canadian waters in the summer of 1983, when it carried Prince Charles, Prince of Wales , and Diana, Princess of Wales . Royal tours of Canada (21st century) (Redirected from Royal tours of Canada (21st century) ) Royal tours of Canada in the 21st century carry on
6683-579: The Lincoln and Welland Regiment , a dinner in support of the Lincoln and Welland Regimental Foundation, a Remembrance Day service, and to visit three University Health Network sites. 2024 3–5 May The Princess Royal [REDACTED] British Columbia : Esquimalt , North Vancouver , Victoria Attended a series of engagements with the Royal Canadian Navy as
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6846-810: The Monarchist League of Canada , attend events for the Ontario Heritage Trust . 22 November The Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto Visit Medical Discovery Tower at Toronto General Hospital and launch the Girls Programme at Verity Women's Club. 2007 30 April – 5 May The Duke of York [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Nova Scotia : Halifax Ontario : Cambridge , Toronto 1–4 June The Princess Royal [REDACTED] Saskatchewan : Regina , Yorkton , Saltcoats Centenary of
7009-856: The Mount Stephen and Wentworth today form a part of the CPR's Royal Canadian Pacific train; the Royal Hudson No. 2850 resides at the Canadian Railway Museum ; and the car Pacific , purchased by Paul Higgins, the former chairman of Mother Parker's, now sits unused on a spur line in Ajax, Ontario . Until 1959, royal trains operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway and the federally-owned Canadian National Railways were used to transport Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , across
7172-597: The Queen Mother ), by calling her "Queen Elizabeth". The magazine asked if "she did not sometimes wonder how much truth there is in the story that he once said he would renounce his rights upon the death of George V – which would make her nickname come true". In 1930, the King gave Edward the lease of Fort Belvedere in Windsor Great Park. There, he continued his relationships with a series of married women, including Freda Dudley Ward and Lady Furness ,
7335-620: The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada 28 June–6 July The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Manitoba : Winnipeg Nova Scotia : Halifax Ontario : Toronto , Ottawa , Waterloo Celebrate the centenary of the Canadian navy , attend the Queen's Plate , open a new terminal at the Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport , and lay
7498-894: The Royal Regina Rifles , open the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Heritage Centre, attend a demonstration by the Parkland Therapeutic Riding Association, celebrate the 125th anniversary of the settlement of the Yorkton, attend Regina's Freedom of the City Parade, meet with First Nations elders, and attend Saskatchewan Youth Awards gala. 26 June Prince Harry [REDACTED] Alberta : Calgary , Medicine Hat , CFB Suffield To train with Canadian Forces soldiers for
7661-884: The Royal Victorian Order Association of Canada, attend Toronto International Film Festival , present colours to and lunch with the Lincoln and Welland Regiment , view trooping of the colour by the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry , visit Niagara College , Sainte-Marie among the Hurons , and Market Lane School, attend 2015 Pan American Games briefing, distribute The Duke of Edinburgh's Awards , Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals , and Royal Canadian Police Long Service Medals. 14–19 September George and Sylvana Windsor , Earl and Countess of St Andrews [REDACTED] Newfoundland : Placentia Attended
7824-784: The Statute of Westminster 1931 , which provided in part that "any alteration in the law touching the Succession to the Throne or the Royal Style and Titles shall hereafter require the assent as well of the Parliaments of all the Dominions as of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ." The Prime Ministers of Australia ( Joseph Lyons ), Canada ( Mackenzie King ) and South Africa ( J. B. M. Hertzog ) made clear their opposition to
7987-1280: The Wayback Machine ^ Royal tour to hit five Canadian cities ^ Legacy Trail unveiled ^ His Royal Highness Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton to Undertake a Royal Tour of Canada ^ "Prince Andrew marks 5th visit to N.W.T." CBC. 25 July 2011 . Retrieved 25 July 2011 . ^ Rayner, Gordon (22 July 2011), "Prince Andrew gives up trade role" , The Vancouver Sun , retrieved 25 July 2011 ^ "The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and TD Waterhouse Invest in Youth" , Canadian News Wire , 27 July 2011 , retrieved 22 May 2012 ^ Tobin, Anne-Marie (24 November 2011), "Centre announced to integrate research, education for kids with autism" , Winnipeg Free Press , retrieved 15 December 2011 ^ Talaga, Tanya (24 November 2011), "Royal visit to Queen's Park sparks curtsying conundrum" , Toronto Star , retrieved 15 December 2011 ^ "Charles, Camilla return to Canada for Queen's jubilee, William and Kate head to Tuvalu" . National Post . 14 December 2011 . Retrieved 15 December 2011 . ^ "Royals to visit Ontario, Iqaluit" . CBC. 5 September 2012. Archived from
8150-435: The coinage that bore his image . He broke with the tradition that the profile portrait of each successive monarch faced in the direction opposite to that of his or her predecessor. Edward insisted that he face left (as his father had done), to show the parting in his hair. Only a handful of test coins were struck before the abdication, and all are very rare. When George VI succeeded to the throne he also faced left to maintain
8313-680: The cornerstone of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights , amongst other events. 24 July The Earl of Wessex [REDACTED] Alberta : Banff 2011 30 June–8 July The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Northwest Territories : Yellowknife Prince Edward Island : Charlottetown , Summerside Quebec : Quebec City , Montreal Ontario : Ottawa Alberta : Slave Lake , Calgary Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa, meeting Slave Lake wildfire firefighters, Calgary Stampede opening ceremonies;
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#17327828269528476-445: The occupation of France , the Duke asked the German Wehrmacht forces to place guards at his Paris and Riviera homes; they did so. In December 1940, Edward gave Fulton Oursler of Liberty magazine an interview at Government House in Nassau. Oursler conveyed its content to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a private meeting at the White House on 23 December 1940. The interview was published on 22 March 1941 and in it Edward
8639-534: The state funeral of Pierre Trudeau . 23–26 November The Duke and Duchess of Kent [REDACTED] British Columbia : Vancouver To attend the dedication ceremony of the Waveney lifeboat White Rose of Yorkshire . 2001 26–27 January The Duke of York [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto To visit a former Chaplain at Lakefield College School . 4–8 April The Duke of Kent [REDACTED] British Columbia : Vancouver As President of
8802-806: The 100 Women in Finance Next Generation Initiative, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Awareness Foundation, and Toronto General and Western Hospitals. 2020– [ edit ] Year Dates Persons Locations Reasons 2022 17–19 May The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Newfoundland and Labrador : St. John's Ontario : Ottawa Northwest Territories : Yellowknife Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II 2023 24–27 April The Duke of Edinburgh [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto British Columbia : Burnaby , Vancouver To attend The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award , events organized by
8965-446: The 125th anniversary of the founding of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) . 3–4 June [REDACTED] Alberta : Banff To attend the opening plenary session for The Duke of Edinburgh's Commonwealth Study Conference . 3–8 November The Duchess of Edinburgh [REDACTED] Ontario : St. Catharines , Toronto To attend the Duchess of Edinburgh military competition hosted by
9128-427: The 1939 royal tour of Canada. One of these later carried Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, during their 1986 visit to Canada. Elizabeth II's car bore a licence plate with a gold St. Edward's Crown on a red field. Railways were a frequently used mode of transportation for royal and vice-royal parties from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries; though, until the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR),
9291-423: The 1960s. It has been used during the Queen's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto. Cars have been employed frequently to transport members of the royal family and governors general around localized areas of Canada. In 1926, in anticipation of the 1927 royal tour of Canada undertaken by Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor ) and his brother Prince George, Duke of Kent ,
9454-411: The 39th annual Canadian Branch Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, attend reception with delegates and families at Fanningbank. 28 September–3 October The Duke of York [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto Quebec : Montreal To be invested as Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's York Rangers , attend events for Round Square , attend
9617-535: The 60th anniversary of D-Day , visit the Royal Regina Rifles , visit the Monarchist League of Canada , attend the Commonwealth Study Conference . 13–18 October Prince Michael of Kent [REDACTED] Ontario : Windsor To open new joint Windsor Armoury and Police training facility. 2005 17–25 May The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Alberta : Edmonton , Calgary Saskatchewan : Regina , Saskatoon , Lumsden Centenary of
9780-622: The 8th IAAF World Championships. 19–21 October The Duke of Edinburgh [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto To present Duke of Edinburgh's Awards , attend events for the World Wildlife Fund . 19–21 October The Duke and Duchess of Kent [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto 2002 13–24 March Prince Michael of Kent [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Alberta : Calgary , Edmonton British Columbia : Vancouver , Victoria Ontario : Toronto , Windsor To undertake duties as Colonel-in-Chief of
9943-475: The 9th. They left Bermuda for Nassau on the Canadian National Steamship Company vessel Lady Somers on 15 August, arriving two days later. Edward did not enjoy being governor and privately referred to the islands as "a third-class British colony ". The British Foreign Office strenuously objected when Edward and Wallis planned to cruise aboard a yacht belonging to Swedish magnate Axel Wenner-Gren , whom British and American intelligence wrongly believed to be
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#173278282695210106-437: The Air Transport Group, who, along with 412 Squadron in Ottawa , are charged with flying the Royal Family, the governor general, and other VIPs . Members of the Royal Family will also occasionally use commercial aircraft, such as when Queen Elizabeth II used a British Airways Concorde . Air Command helicopters and other aircraft are used where needed for shorter flights during segments of visits. The Canadian state landau
10269-443: The American wife of a British peer, who introduced Edward to her friend and fellow American Wallis Simpson . Simpson had divorced her first husband, U.S. Navy officer Win Spencer , in 1927. Her second husband, Ernest Simpson , was a British-American businessman. Wallis Simpson and the Prince of Wales, it is generally accepted, became lovers, while Lady Furness travelled abroad, although Edward adamantly insisted to his father that he
10432-446: The British Military Mission in France. In February 1940, the German ambassador in The Hague , Count Julius von Zech-Burkersroda , claimed that Edward had leaked the Allied war plans for the defence of Belgium, which the Duke later denied. When Germany invaded the north of France in May 1940, the Windsors fled south, first to Biarritz , then in June to Francoist Spain . In July they moved to Portugal , where they lived at first in
10595-407: The CPR 4-6-2 engine pulling the royal train. In 1926, two other carriages were built for state use: the Mount Stephen —which was used by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor ; Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip ; Princess Margaret ; and Princess Anne —and the Wentworth —which served as car number 5 (the accommodation for Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King ) of the royal train for
10758-445: The CPR—each always attempting to better the other in terms of luxury and conveniences. Prince Albert Edward was in 1860 the first royal to use a train in Canada; the CPR constructed for his tour two railway cars, one specifically for a sightseeing journey across the Victoria Bridge in Montreal after its opening by the Prince. Then, in the 1880s, Governor General the Marquess of Lorne and his wife, Princess Louise , were supplied with
10921-528: The Canadian Armed Forces The Canadian Crown and Indigenous peoples of Canada Legal Crown copyright Crown corporations King's Consent King's Printer Royal charter Royal commissions Ceremonial and symbolic Chapels Royal Crown Collection Royal symbols Royal tours 1786–1999 2000–present Special address Title and style Thrones of Canada Canadian Coronation Contingent Related Canadian Secretary to
11084-435: The Canadian Forces Communications and Electronics Branch , perform charity work. 2004 26–27 April The Duke of Edinburgh [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto To attend the 40th Anniversary Gala for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award . 4–8 June The Princess Royal [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto Saskatchewan : Regina To attend ceremonies marking
11247-784: The Canadian provinces BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL Monarchs Victoria Edward VII George V Edward VIII George VI Elizabeth II Charles III Viceroys Governor General of Canada List Lieutenant governors in Canada BC List AB List SK List MB List ON List QC List NB List NS List PE List NL List Territorial Commissioners Advisory Committee on Vice-Regal Appointments Constitutional King-in-Council King-in-Parliament King-on-the-Bench King's peace The Canadian Crown and
11410-412: The Castle and Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Liberal government. Lloyd George invented a rather fanciful ceremony in the style of a Welsh pageant, and coached Edward to speak a few words in Welsh . When the First World War broke out in 1914, Edward had reached the minimum age for active service and was keen to participate. He had joined the Grenadier Guards in June 1914, and although Edward
11573-570: The Children Circle of Care Conference. 12–17 June The Duke of York [REDACTED] [REDACTED] British Columbia : Victoria Ontario : Toronto To visit Lakefield College School , attend lunch with the Empire Club of Canada , visit the Greenwood School, visit Lester B. Pearson College . 18–25 June The Earl and Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] Saskatchewan : Regina , Moose Jaw , Lloydminster , Prince Albert Centenaries of Regina, Moose Jaw and Lloydminster, open cultural centre, open
11736-969: The Commodore-in-Chief of the Canadian Fleet Pacific. Also visited an urban farm, the Royal Victoria Yacht Club , and the Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association as its patron. See also [ edit ] Royal tours of Canada List of royal tours of Canada (18th-20th centuries) List of state and official visits by Canada References [ edit ] ^ Department of Canadian Heritage . "Ceremonial and Canadian Symbols Promotion > Canadian Monarchy > Royal visits to Canada > Royal visits from 1786 to 1951" . Queen's Printer for Canada . Retrieved 3 October 2009 . ^ Office of
11899-563: The Court Circular > 3rd October 2000, The Duke of York" . Queen's Printer . Retrieved 3 October 2009 . ^ "Prince Charles to tour Yukon's rustic beauty" . CTV. 22 April 2001. Archived from the original on 5 March 2008 . Retrieved 3 October 2009 . ^ "2001 Royal Visit" . Canadian Heritage . Archived from the original on 19 April 2003. ^ The Canadian Press (14 June 2003). "Prince Andrew delights Toronto monarchists" . CTV. Archived from
12062-563: The Crown. "After I am dead," George said, "the boy will ruin himself in twelve months." George V favoured his second son Albert ("Bertie") and Albert's daughter Elizabeth ("Lilibet"), later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II respectively. He told a courtier, "I pray to God that my eldest son will never marry and have children, and that nothing will come between Bertie and Lilibet and the throne." In 1929, Time magazine reported that Edward teased Albert's wife, also named Elizabeth (later
12225-697: The Duchess of Cornwall [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Nunavut : Iqaluit Ontario : Ottawa , Ontario Canada 's sesquicentennial celebration 22–30 September Prince Harry [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto Invictus Games 2018 28 June The Princess Royal [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto , Ontario Spoke at Rotary International 's international convention 5–8 November [REDACTED] Alberta : Edmonton , Alberta 2019 23–28 May The Duke of York [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Nova Scotia : Halifax Ontario : Toronto Following
12388-525: The Duchess of Cornwall [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Prince Edward Island : Charlottetown , Bonshaw , Cornwall Nova Scotia : Halifax , Pictou Manitoba : Winnipeg Centennial of the start of the First World War, the 150th anniversary of the Charlottetown and Quebec City Conferences. 5 June The Duke of York [REDACTED] Ontario : Aurora Present new battle honours to
12551-1454: The Duchess of Cornwall" . Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014 . Retrieved 20 February 2014 . ^ "Queen's York Rangers Celebrate New Battle Honours" . Global Newswire. 15 May 2014 . Retrieved 20 May 2014 . ^ "Prince Edward and Sophie, countess of Wessex, begin B.C. tour" . CBC. 12 September 2014 . Retrieved 14 September 2014 . ^ McCulloch, Sandra (7 August 2014). "Prince Edward coming to Victoria to honour B.C. youth" . Times Colonist . Retrieved 14 September 2014 . ^ Royal Household. "Court Circular" . Queen's Printer . Retrieved 17 September 2014 . ^ "Royal Okanagan visit" . The Daily Courier . Retrieved 17 September 2014 . ^ "Princess Anne to visit Canada in November" . CTV News. 9 September 2014 . Retrieved 14 September 2014 . ^ Sutherland, Anne (19 February 2015). "Princess Anne bestows Duke of Edinburgh Awards at LCC" . Montreal Gazette . Retrieved 21 February 2015 . ^ Thurston, Meaghan (19 February 2015). "HRH The Princess Royal visits McGill" . McGill Reporter . Retrieved 21 February 2015 . ^ "Princess Anne visits Montreal to celebrate Canadian leadership initiatives" . Canada Newswire. 20 February 2015 . Retrieved 21 February 2015 . ^ Office of
12714-450: The Duke and Duchess to send him and the nanny away. The nanny was discharged after her mistreatment of the children was discovered, and she was replaced by Charlotte Bill . Edward's father, though a harsh disciplinarian , was demonstratively affectionate, and his mother displayed a frolicsome side with her children that belied her austere public image. She was amused by the children making tadpoles on toast for their French master as
12877-479: The Duke and Duchess visited Nazi Germany , against the advice of the British government, and met Adolf Hitler at his Berghof retreat in Bavaria . The visit was much publicised by the German media. During the visit, Edward gave full Nazi salutes . In Germany, "they were treated like royalty ... members of the aristocracy would bow and curtsy towards her, and she was treated with all the dignity and status that
13040-792: The Duke of Edinburgh's Award as the trustee to recipients in Canada. 23–24 November The Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto Charitable work, attend Aboriginal culture celebration. 2012 20–23 May The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall (now Charles III and Queen Camilla ) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] New Brunswick : CFB Gagetown , Fredericton , Saint John Ontario : Toronto Saskatchewan : Regina Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II 11–18 September The Earl and Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto , Hamilton , St. Catharines , Midland Nunavut : Iqaluit Meet with
13203-509: The Duke of Edinburgh's Award – Young Canadians' Challenge, attend performance of Emily Confederation Centre of the Arts , visit Rodd Brudenell River Resort, attend concert at St. Mary's Church, visit Cavendish Farms processing plant, visit Gateway Village, attend federal dinner at Delta Prince Edward Hotel, visit to All Souls' Chapel, attend luncheon at Government House , visit Confederation Birthplace Commemorative Park, attend official opening of
13366-468: The Duke of Edinburgh's Award . 4–15 October The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] British Columbia : Victoria , Vancouver New Brunswick : Fredericton , Sussex , Moncton Manitoba : Winnipeg Ontario : Ottawa , Toronto , Oakville , Hamilton Quebec : Hull Nunavut : Iqaluit To celebrate
13529-741: The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award, tour IWK Health Centre; event for community leaders and volunteers at Government House, Halifax. 12–14 November The Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto Tour First Nations services and cultural centre, tour Toronto General Hospital and Toronto Western Hospital , attend Royal Agricultural Winter Fair , meet with Lincoln and Welland Regiment , 2016 2 May Prince Harry [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto Invictus Games 28 June–1 July The Princess Royal [REDACTED] Newfoundland and Labrador : St. John's , Corner Brook Mark Memorial Day and 100th anniversary of
13692-496: The Duke of Windsor, the experience of "the unending scenes of horror" during the First World War led him to support appeasement . Hitler considered Edward to be friendly towards Germany and thought that Anglo-German relations could have been improved through Edward if it were not for the abdication. Albert Speer quoted Hitler directly: "I am certain through him permanent friendly relations could have been achieved. If he had stayed, everything would have been different. His abdication
13855-1396: The Duke of York" . CTV News. 25 May 2019 . Retrieved 29 May 2019 . ^ "Court Circular" . Queen's Printer. 15 November 2019 . Retrieved 19 November 2020 . ^ Aiello, Rachel (26 April 2022). "Royal tour of Canada: Prince Charles and Camilla's itinerary revealed" . CTV News . Retrieved 12 May 2022 . ^ "The Royal Week 22-28 April 2023" . The Royal Household. 28 April 2023 . Retrieved 29 April 2023 . ^ MacLeod, Brian (14 May 2023). "Essex and Kent Scottish receives new regimental colours" . Windsor Star . Retrieved 17 May 2023 . ^ MacIsaac, Alex (25 April 2023), Princess Anne to visit New Brunswick in celebration of 175th military anniversary , CTV News , retrieved 29 April 2023 ^ "The Royal Week 3-9 June 2023" . www.royal.uk . The Royal Household. 9 June 2023 . Retrieved 9 June 2023 . ^ "The Duchess of Edinburgh visits Canada" . www.royal.uk . The Royal Household. 30 October 2023 . Retrieved 5 November 2023 . ^ "The Princess Royal visits British Columbia, Canada" . www.royal.uk . The Royal Household. 8 May 2024 . Retrieved 6 June 2024 . v t e Monarchy in Canada The Crown Monarchy in
14018-554: The Emerging Leaders' Dialogue, visit Santropol Roulant, visit the Royal Canadian Hussars as Colonel-in-Chief. 26 October–3 November The Earl of Wessex [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia : Halifax Newfoundland and Labrador 100th anniversary of Toronto Scottish Regiment,
14181-528: The Essex and Kent Scottish . 21–25 June Prince and Princess Michael of Kent [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto To attend the Queen's Plate . 5–8 September The Earl and Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto To attend events for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award . 20–24 September The Earl and Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto , Ottawa To attend events for
14344-635: The Governor General of Canada (18 April 2017). "Royal Tour 2017" . Queen's Printer for Canada . Retrieved 18 April 2017 . ^ Ward, Fiona (25 June 2018). "Queen of official duties! Princess Anne just flew to Toronto and was back on the same day" . Hello! Canada . Retrieved 29 May 2019 . ^ "Prince Andrew arrives in Halifax for brief, private working visit" . CTV News. 23 May 2019 . Retrieved 29 May 2019 . ^ "Budding Canadian entrepreneurs to pitch ideas to
14507-1054: The King History of monarchy in Canada Debate on the monarchy in Canada Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_royal_tours_of_Canada_(21st_century)&oldid=1243745444 " Categories : Monarchy of Canada Lists of 21st-century trips 21st century in Canada Royal tours of Canada Royalty-related lists Canada history-related lists Hidden categories: All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from October 2010 Articles with dead external links from November 2016 Articles with permanently dead external links Webarchive template wayback links Articles with dead external links from January 2018 Articles with short description Short description
14670-642: The King marrying a divorcée; their Irish counterpart ( Éamon de Valera ) expressed indifference and detachment, while the Prime Minister of New Zealand ( Michael Joseph Savage ), having never heard of Simpson before, vacillated in disbelief. Faced with this opposition, Edward at first responded that there were "not many people in Australia" and their opinion did not matter. Edward informed Baldwin that he would abdicate if he could not marry Simpson. Baldwin then presented Edward with three options: give up
14833-506: The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (13 October 2015), Prince Edward to Visit Nova Scotia in November , Queen's Printer for Nova Scotia , retrieved 26 October 2015 ^ Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (11 November 2015). "Lieutenant Governor to accompany The Countess of Wessex during working visit to Ontario" . Queen's Printer for Ontario . Retrieved 11 November 2015 . ^ Office of
14996-602: The Metropolitan Police Special Branch , who examined in secret the nature of their relationship. An undated report detailed a visit by the couple to an antique shop, where the proprietor later noted "that the lady seemed to have POW [Prince of Wales] completely under her thumb." The prospect of having an American divorcée with a questionable past having such sway over the heir apparent led to anxiety among government and establishment figures. George V died on 20 January 1936, and Edward ascended
15159-781: The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario , Odd Squad Productions Society, Vancouver Club, and the York House School , as well as meetings and receptions with indigenous and youth representatives, as well as local council members from BC. 13–14 May Prince Michael [REDACTED] Ontario : Windsor , Chatham To present new regimental colours to the Essex and Kent Scottish . 18–21 May The Princess Royal [REDACTED] New Brunswick : Moncton , Sussex To mark
15322-480: The Premier of Alberta . "Premier Ralph Klein > Royal Visit > The Visit > Theme" . Queen's Printer for Alberta. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008 . Retrieved 3 October 2009 . ^ "Prince Andrew honoured by Queen's York Rangers" . CBC. 10 November 2000 . Retrieved 9 October 2009 . ^ Royal Household. "Latest News and Diary > Past events (Court Circular) > Search
15485-746: The Prime Minister (16 January 2014). "PM Welcomes 2014 Royal Tour by Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall" . Queen's Printer for Canada. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014 . Retrieved 20 February 2014 . ^ "Princess Anne to Tour Province in Lead Up to Beaumont Hamel" . VOCM. 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016 . Retrieved 13 July 2016 . ^ "Princess Anne visits Rainbow Riders in St. John's" . CBC. 30 June 2016 . Retrieved 13 July 2016 . ^ Office of
15648-655: The Queen's Golden Jubilee . 2003 6–12 May The Duke of York [REDACTED] [REDACTED] British Columbia : Vancouver Ontario : Toronto To visit with the Queen's York Rangers , meet with trustees at Lakefield College School , turn the sod for the new mental health building of the British Columbia's Children's Hospital , visit the Regent Park Duke of York Public School, present Duke of Edinburgh's Awards , attend
15811-439: The Queen's York Rangers . 12–20 September The Earl and Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] British Columbia : Victoria , Vancouver , Kelowna , Ditidaht and 'Namgis First Nations Saskatchewan (Earl of Wessex): Regina , Moose Jaw Ontario (Countess of Wessex): North Bay , Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation Duke of Edinburgh Awards events, walk
15974-461: The Queen. For the 1901 tour of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary), two railway cars were specially built by the CPR to serve as mobile royal quarters. One, named Cornwall , served as the day car, with a reception room panelled in Circassian walnut with blue and gold Louis XV ornament and fitted with a piano , as well as a dining room painted in
16137-688: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, South Alberta Light Horse, and open the Air Force Museum of Alberta. 6 September-3 October Prince Harry [REDACTED] Alberta : Calgary , Medicine Hat , CFB Suffield Private working visit for the purpose of participating in a military exercise. 19 September Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto To accompany their mother, Sarah, Duchess of York , at
16300-704: The Royal National Lifeboat Association. 25–30 April The Prince of Wales (now Charles III ) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Ontario : Ottawa , Toronto Saskatchewan : Regina , Moose Jaw , Assiniboia , Saskatoon Yukon : Whitehorse , Mayo In addition to the nation's capital, the Prince visited the only two regions of the country not previously visited — Saskatchewan and Yukon — to complete "his Canadian journey". 2–5 August The Earl and Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] Alberta : Edmonton To attend
16463-751: The Saskatchewan Indian Federated College facility at the University of Regina . 31 July–6 August Prince and Princess Michael of Kent [REDACTED] Ontario : Kenora Centenary and re-opening of the Lake of the Woods Yacht Club, opening of the Leo Mol garden. 29 August–1 September The Princess Royal [REDACTED] Ontario : Kingston , Ottawa To visit with
16626-454: The Statute of Westminster, all the Dominions had already consented to the abdication. On the night of 11 December 1936, Edward, now reverted to the title and style of a prince, explained his decision to abdicate in a worldwide BBC radio broadcast. He said, "I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as I would wish to do without
16789-537: The accession meeting of the British Privy Council , George VI announced his intention to make his brother the "Duke of Windsor" with the style of Royal Highness . He wanted this to be the first act of his reign, although the formal documents were not signed until 8 March the following year. During the interim, Edward was known as the Duke of Windsor . George VI's decision to create Edward a royal duke ensured that he could neither stand for election to
16952-482: 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 the Queen 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
17115-580: The affair. In 1923, Alibert was acquitted in a spectacular murder trial after she shot her husband in the Savoy Hotel . Desperate efforts were made by the Royal Household to ensure that Edward's name was not mentioned in connection with the trial or Alibert. Also in 1917, Edward began a relationship with Rosemary Leveson-Gower , the youngest daughter of the 4th Duke of Sutherland . According to Leveson-Gower's friends, Edward proposed to her but
17278-685: The castle's archive, including surviving letters between daughter and mother, as well as other valuables, some of which were recovered in Chicago after the war. The papers rescued by Morshead and Blunt, and those returned by the American authorities from Chicago, were deposited in the Royal Archives . In the late 1950s, documents recovered by U.S. troops in Marburg , Germany, in May 1945, since titled
17441-526: The ceremony, and Edward accepted. George VI forbade members of the royal family to attend, to the lasting resentment of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Edward had particularly wanted his brothers the Dukes of Gloucester and Kent and his second cousin Lord Louis Mountbatten to attend the ceremony. The French virtuoso organist and composer Marcel Dupré played at the wedding. The denial of
17604-454: The conflict. He undertook his first military flight in 1918, and later gained a pilot's licence. Edward's youngest brother, Prince John , died at the age of 13 on 18 January 1919 after a severe epileptic seizure . Edward, who was 11 years older than John and had hardly known him, saw his death as "little more than a regrettable nuisance". He wrote to his mistress of the time that "[he had] told [her] all about that little brother, and how he
17767-425: The country. For them, and all royal parties before them travelling by train, precautions were taken ahead of the locomotive; railway line staff would be placed at platforms and on bridges for crowd control, a scout train would check for problems ahead of the royal train's arrival, and other trains that might be running parallel with the royal train were made to move at a different speed to prevent passengers looking into
17930-477: The dead, and I am convinced that could they make their voices heard they would be with me in what I am about to say. I speak simply as a soldier of the Last War whose most earnest prayer it is that such cruel and destructive madness shall never again overtake mankind. There is no land whose people want war." The broadcast was heard across the world by millions. It was widely regarded as supporting appeasement, and
18093-404: The duke always wanted", according to royal biographer Andrew Morton in a 2016 BBC interview. The former Austrian ambassador Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein , who was also a second cousin once removed and friend of George V, believed that Edward favoured German fascism as a bulwark against communism , and even that he initially favoured an alliance with Germany. According to
18256-632: The end of the war to retrieve sensitive letters between the Duke of Windsor and Adolf Hitler and other leading Nazis. What is certain is that George VI sent the Royal Librarian , Owen Morshead , accompanied by Blunt, then working part-time in the Royal Library as well as for British intelligence, to Friedrichshof in March 1945 to secure papers relating to Victoria, German Empress , the eldest child of Queen Victoria. Looters had stolen part of
18419-573: The entry of Saskatchewan and Alberta into Confederation. 2006 11 May The Duke of York [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto , Peterborough , Lakefield To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Canadian Canoe Museum . 1–9 June The Earl and Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Alberta : Calgary , Edmonton British Columbia : Vancouver , Victoria Ontario : Toronto , Peterborough Saskatchewan : Regina , Moose Jaw To visit
18582-416: The first royal tour for the couple. 11–24 July The Duke of York , Princess Beatrice , and Princess Eugenie of York [REDACTED] Northwest Territories : Norman Wells Private canoe trip and opening of North-Wright Airways float base and wilderness expedition support centre. 25–27 July The Earl of Wessex [REDACTED] Ontario : Toronto Present
18745-511: The first state cars of Canada (two McLaughlin-Buick seven-passenger open touring cars) were constructed for their use by General Motors Canada . McLaughlin Motor Car Company was a Canadian automobile company that produced cars under the marque McLaughlin, later branded McLaughlin-Buick, which was purchased in 1918 by General Motors and became its Canadian subsidiary, General Motors Canada. Two McLaughlin-Buick Phaetons were built for
18908-535: The first true royal tour of Canada , which he undertook in 1860, was keen to try all the different forms of conveyance available, including steam ship and locomotive. His grandson, Edward, Prince of Wales , favoured American cars and became the first member of the Royal Family to pilot an airplane and, though his brother, King George VI , was predictable and sedate in his choice of transport, George's wife, Queen Elizabeth , tried everything from golf carts to helicopters . Similarly, Queen Elizabeth II has travelled in
19071-564: The governor general or members of the royal family, typically between the royal residence of Rideau Hall and Parliament Hill . The landau has been maintained by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police since 1911. Members of the royal family have also used a landau owned by the Woodbine Entertainment Group (formerly the Ontario Jockey Club), which was imported from the United Kingdom by E.P. Taylor in
19234-586: The help and support of the woman I love." He added that the "decision was mine and mine alone ... The other person most nearly concerned has tried up to the last to persuade me to take a different course". Edward departed Britain for Austria the following day; he was unable to join Simpson until her divorce became absolute, several months later. The Duke of York succeeded to the throne as George VI . Accordingly, George VI's elder daughter, Princess Elizabeth , became heir presumptive . On 12 December 1936, at
19397-458: The home of Ricardo Espírito Santo , a Portuguese banker with both British and German contacts. Under the code name Operation Willi , Nazi agents, principally Walter Schellenberg , plotted unsuccessfully to persuade the Duke to leave Portugal and return to Spain, kidnapping him if necessary. Lord Caldecote wrote a warning to Winston Churchill, who by this point was prime minister, that "[the Duke]
19560-481: The idea of marriage; marry against his ministers' wishes; or abdicate. It was clear that Edward was not prepared to give up Simpson, and he knew that if he married against the advice of his ministers, he would cause the government to resign, prompting a constitutional crisis. He chose to abdicate. Edward duly signed the instruments of abdication at Fort Belvedere on 10 December 1936 in the presence of his younger brothers: Prince Albert, Duke of York , next in line for
19723-555: The latter fund without assistance from the federal government. Charles III ; Anne, Princess Royal ; Andrew, Duke of York ; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex , have all made several small tours in this fashion. Canadian Royal Family [ edit ] [REDACTED] The Princess Royal visited King George School , Saskatoon , in 2004 [REDACTED] The Prince of Wales (now Charles III ), in Toronto , 4 November 2009 [REDACTED] Elizabeth II during
19886-479: The marriage morally unacceptable, largely because remarriage after divorce was opposed by the Church of England, and the people would not tolerate Simpson as queen. As king, Edward was the titular head of the Church, and the clergy expected him to support the Church's teachings. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Gordon Lang , was vocal in insisting that Edward must go. Edward proposed an alternative solution of
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20212-861: The original on 16 October 2007 . Retrieved 3 October 2009 . ^ Dalton, Melinda (10 April 2007). "Cambridge set to host Royal visit in May" (PDF) . The Record . Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007 . Retrieved 3 October 2009 . ^ "Princess Anne helps mark regimental centennial" . CTV. 2 June 2007 . Retrieved 3 October 2009 . ^ The Canadian Press (2 June 2007). "Prince Harry may be training in Alberta: reports" . CTV . Retrieved 3 October 2009 . ^ Kennedy, Sarah; Fernandez, Pablo; Gilchrist, Emma (2 June 2007). "Prince Harry training in Alberta". Sun Media. ^ Government of Canada (24 March 2016). "Past Royal Tours" . Archived from
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20701-1283: The original on 4 January 2013 . Retrieved 7 September 2012 . ^ Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (11 September 2012). "Lieutenant Governor of Ontario announces Ontario portion of working visit of Their Royal Highnesses, the Earl and Countess of Wessex" . Canada Newswire . Retrieved 16 September 2012 . ^ "Royals commend RCMP officers in Iqaluit" . CBC. 13 September 2012 . Retrieved 16 September 2012 . ^ "Queen's cousin graces regiment's centennial bash" , Times Colonist , 7 September 2012 , retrieved 7 September 2012 ^ Canadian Press (27 February 2013), "Prince Philip to make private military visit to Toronto" , National Post , retrieved 1 March 2013 ^ O'Neil, Peter (28 February 2013), "Prince Andrew adds royal glitz as B.C. opens trade and investment office in London" , The Vancouver Sun , retrieved 1 March 2013 ^ Blizzard, Christina (27 September 2013), "Princess Anne to visit Toronto on regiments tour" , The Toronto Sun , retrieved 20 October 2013 ^ "A Royal Gala" . The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Archived from
20864-456: The outskirts of London during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria . He was the eldest son of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George V and Queen Mary ). His father was the son of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra ). His mother was the eldest daughter of Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge and Francis, Duke of Teck . At
21027-472: The plan, and that he was merely seeing the plan through to help MI5 catch the real culprits. The court rejected the claims and sent him to jail for a year for "intent to alarm". It is now thought that McMahon had indeed been in contact with MI5, but the veracity of the remainder of his claims remains debatable. In August and September, Edward and Simpson cruised the Eastern Mediterranean on
21190-822: The premiere of The Young Victoria at the Toronto International Film Festival . 2–12 November The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] British Columbia : Vancouver , Victoria Newfoundland and Labrador : St. John's , Cupids , Brigus Ontario : Ottawa , Toronto , Hamilton , Niagara-on-the-Lake , Petawawa Quebec : Montreal 2010–2019 [ edit ] Year Dates Persons Locations Reasons 2010 19–22 March The Earl and Countess of Wessex [REDACTED] British Columbia : Vancouver , Whistler Attend events at
21353-533: The prince's father had disagreed. Following two years at Osborne College, which he did not enjoy, Edward moved on to the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth . A course of two years, followed by entry into the Royal Navy , was planned. Edward automatically became Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay on 6 May 1910 when his father ascended the throne as George V on the death of Edward VII . He
21516-468: The ranch for the breeding of animals, including Shorthorn cattle , Dartmoor ponies , and Clydesdale horses . He escaped unharmed when the train he was riding in during a tour of Australia was derailed outside Perth in 1920. Edward's November 1921 visit to India came during the non-cooperation movement protests for Indian self-rule, and was marked by riots in Bombay . In 1929 Sir Alexander Leith ,
21679-538: The relationship ended when the King and Queen expressed their disapproval of relatives of hers, namely Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick , a maternal aunt, and James St Clair-Erskine, 5th Earl of Rosslyn , a maternal uncle. Edward's womanising and reckless behaviour during the 1920s and 1930s worried Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin , King George V, and those close to the prince. The King was disappointed by his son's failure to settle down in life, disgusted by his affairs with married women, and reluctant to see him inherit
21842-514: The revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall paid to him as Prince of Wales and ordinarily at the disposal of an incoming king. George also paid Edward for Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle , which were Edward's personal property, inherited from his father and thus did not automatically pass to George VI on his accession. Edward received approximately £300,000 (equivalent to between £21 million and £140 million in 2021 ) for both residences which
22005-761: The royal carriages. Today, the Royal Canadian Pacific train service operates in Western Canada and was given the 'Royal' designation in 2000. Up until the middle of the 20th century, ships were frequently used for royal and vice-regal tours of Canada. Members of the Royal Family would voyage from the United Kingdom to the east coast of Canada at Halifax or Saint John , or transit the Saint Lawrence River to Quebec City ; from one of these ports they would then embark on
22168-609: The staff dining car; South Africa , housing the secretaries' offices and medical dispensary; and Australia and India , with further sleeping quarters. Three years later, the Alexandra was built and used as the primary VIP transport by members of the royal family, governors general, and prime ministers through to the 1920s. It was used, and, in contrast to his opinion of royal trains in Britain, enjoyed by Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), during his months-long tours of Canada; as he said in 1919: "I progressed westward in
22331-477: The state landau , a stagecoach , and monorail , the latter at her own personal request when touring Expo 67 . The Royal Family has been mostly transported since the 1960s aboard the Canadian Royal Flight , originally using a CC-137 Husky , and currently using a customized CC-150 Polaris flown by crews of 437 Transport Squadron , based at 8 Wing , Trenton, Ontario . 437 Squadron is part of
22494-646: The steam yacht Nahlin . By October it was becoming clear that the new king planned to marry Simpson, especially when divorce proceedings between the Simpsons were brought at Ipswich Assizes . Although gossip about his affair was widespread in the United States, the British media kept silent voluntarily, and the general public knew nothing until early December. On 16 November 1936, Edward invited Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin to Buckingham Palace and expressed his desire to marry Simpson when she became free to remarry. Baldwin informed him that his subjects would deem
22657-495: The style Royal Highness to the Duchess of Windsor caused further conflict, as did the financial settlement. The Government declined to include the Duke or Duchess on the Civil List , and the Duke's allowance was paid personally by George VI. Edward compromised his position with his brother by concealing the extent of his financial worth when they informally agreed on the amount of the allowance. Edward's wealth had accumulated from
22820-422: The style automatically, and further that Simpson would automatically obtain the rank of wife of a prince with the style Her Royal Highness ; others maintained that he had lost all royal rank and should no longer carry any royal title or style as an abdicated king, and be referred to simply as "Mr Edward Windsor". On 14 April 1937, Attorney General Sir Donald Somervell submitted to Home Secretary Sir John Simon
22983-519: The throne as Edward VIII. The next day, accompanied by Simpson, he broke with custom by watching the proclamation of his own accession from a window of St James's Palace . He became the first monarch of the British Empire to fly in an aircraft when he flew from Sandringham to London for his Accession Council . Edward caused unease in government circles with actions that were interpreted as interference in political matters. His comment during
23146-402: The throne, he abdicated . He was succeeded by his younger brother, George VI . With a reign of 326 days, Edward was one of the shortest-reigning British monarchs to date. After his abdication, Edward was created Duke of Windsor . He married Simpson in France on 3 June 1937, after her second divorce became final. Later that year, the couple toured Nazi Germany , which fed rumours that he was
23309-436: The throne; Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester ; and Prince George, Duke of Kent . The document included these words: "declare my irrevocable determination to renounce the throne for myself and for my descendants and my desire that effect should be given to this instrument of abdication immediately". The next day, the last act of his reign was the royal assent to His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 . As required by
23472-491: The time of his birth, he was third in the line of succession to the throne , behind his grandfather and father. Edward was baptised Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David in the Green Drawing Room of White Lodge on 16 July 1894 by Edward White Benson , Archbishop of Canterbury . The name "Edward" was chosen in honour of Edward's late uncle Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale , who
23635-470: The tradition by suggesting that, had any further coins been minted featuring Edward's portrait, they would have shown him facing right. On 16 July 1936, George Andrew McMahon produced a loaded revolver as Edward rode on horseback at Constitution Hill , near Buckingham Palace . Police spotted the gun and pounced on him; he was quickly arrested. McMahon alleged at his trial that "a foreign power" had approached him to kill Edward, that he had informed MI5 of
23798-476: 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 Royal Family . Originally, royal tours of Canada 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
23961-404: The trouble on "mischief makers – communists" and "men of Central European Jewish descent, who had secured jobs as a pretext for obtaining a deferment of draft ". He resigned from the post on 16 March 1945. Many historians have suggested that Adolf Hitler was prepared to reinstate Edward as king in the hope of establishing a fascist puppet government in Britain after Operation Sea Lion . It
24124-568: The viceregal party would have to pass through the United States in order to reach the western parts of Canada. Dedicated carriages were constructed and special trains reserved for official and private trips, but, unlike other vehicles, were never owned by the monarch, either as head of state or in a private capacity; instead, they were built and maintained by the railway companies—the Canadian National Railway (CNR) and
24287-530: Was a severe loss for us." The Duke and Duchess settled in Paris, leasing a mansion in Boulevard Suchet [ fr ] from late 1938. In May 1939, Edward was commissioned by NBC to give a radio broadcast (his first since abdicating) during a visit to the First World War battlefields of Verdun . In it he appealed for peace, saying "I am deeply conscious of the presence of the great company of
24450-400: Was always known to his family and close friends by his last given name, David. As was common practice with upper-class children of the time, Edward and his younger siblings were brought up by nannies rather than directly by their parents. One of Edward's early nannies often abused him by pinching him before he was due to be presented to his parents. His subsequent crying and wailing would lead
24613-406: Was an epileptic. [John]'s been practically shut up for the last two years anyhow, so no one has ever seen him except the family, and then only once or twice a year. This poor boy had become more of an animal than anything else." He also wrote an insensitive letter to his mother which has since been lost. She did not reply, but he felt compelled to write her an apology, in which he stated: "I feel such
24776-537: Was at boarding school in England. Her parents refused, due to the age gap, and Frederica instead married Paul of Greece . By 1917, Edward liked to spend time partying in Paris while he was on leave from his regiment on the Western Front. He was introduced to Parisian courtesan Marguerite Alibert , with whom he became infatuated. He wrote her candid letters, which she kept. After about a year, Edward broke off
24939-628: Was born during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria as the eldest child of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George V and Queen Mary . He was created Prince of Wales on his 16th birthday, seven weeks after his father succeeded as king. As a young man, Edward served in the British Army during the First World War and undertook several overseas tours on behalf of his father. The Prince of Wales gained popularity due to his charm and charisma, and his fashion sense became
25102-402: Was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester a month later on 23 June 1910, his 16th birthday. Preparations for his future as king began in earnest. He was withdrawn from his naval course before his formal graduation, served as midshipman for three months aboard the battleship Hindustan , then immediately entered Magdalen College, Oxford , for which, in the opinion of his biographers, he
25265-419: Was known within the family as "Eddy" (Edward being among his given names); "Albert" was included at the behest of Queen Victoria for her late husband Albert, Prince Consort ; "Christian" was in honour of his great-grandfather King Christian IX of Denmark ; and the last four names – George , Andrew , Patrick and David – came from, respectively, the patron saints of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. He
25428-414: Was not having an affair with her and that it was not appropriate to describe her as his mistress. Edward's relationship with Simpson, however, further weakened his poor relationship with his father. Although his parents met Simpson at Buckingham Palace in 1935, they later refused to receive her. Edward's affair with an American divorcée led to such grave concern that the couple were followed by members of
25591-635: Was originally purchased by Governor General the Earl Grey from the Governor-General of Australia , where the carriage had been built during the 1890s (made by Ewing Brothers Carriage Builders in Melbourne , Australia, from hand-carved wood and wrought-iron), and it was gifted by Lord Grey to the Crown in right of Canada in 1911. Except for a period during the Second World War , the landau has been used for ceremonial processions through Ottawa by
25754-412: Was paid to him in yearly instalments. In the early days of George VI's reign Edward telephoned daily, importuning for money and urging that Wallis be granted the style of Royal Highness, until the harassed king ordered that the calls not be put through. Relations between the Duke of Windsor and the rest of the royal family were strained for decades. Edward had assumed that he would settle in Britain after
25917-441: Was placed under the care of two men, Frederick Finch and Henry Hansell, who virtually brought up Edward and his siblings for their remaining nursery years. Edward was kept under the strict tutorship of Hansell until almost thirteen years old. Private tutors taught him German and French. He took the examination to enter the Royal Naval College, Osborne , and began there in 1907. Hansell had wanted Edward to enter school earlier, but
26080-555: Was reported to have said that "Hitler was the right and logical leader of the German people" and that the time was coming for President Roosevelt to mediate a peace settlement. Edward protested that he had been misquoted and misinterpreted. The Allies became sufficiently disturbed by German plots revolving around Edward that President Roosevelt ordered covert surveillance of the Duke and Duchess when they visited Palm Beach, Florida , in April 1941. Duke Carl Alexander of Württemberg (then
26243-458: Was said to have "loved as a son". Edward maintained a long-standing dispute with Étienne Dupuch , the editor of the Nassau Daily Tribune , writing privately at one point that Dupuch was "more than half Negro , and due to the peculiar mentality of this Race, they seem unable to rise to prominence without losing their equilibrium". But even Dupuch praised Edward for his resolution of civil unrest over low wages in Nassau in 1942, though Edward blamed
26406-414: Was underprepared intellectually. A keen horseman, he learned how to play polo with the university club . He left Oxford after eight terms, without any academic qualifications. Edward was officially invested as Prince of Wales in a special ceremony at Caernarfon Castle on 13 July 1911. The investiture took place in Wales, at the instigation of the Welsh politician David Lloyd George , Constable of
26569-449: Was willing to serve on the front lines, Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener refused to allow it, citing the immense harm that would occur if the heir apparent to the throne were captured by the enemy. Despite this, Edward witnessed trench warfare first-hand and visited the front line as often as he could, for which he was awarded the Military Cross in 1916. His role in the war, although limited, made him popular among veterans of
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