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The 1860 visit by the Prince of Wales set the style for dozens of later royal tours of Canada. Here are a few of the most memorable. 1901 Prince George and Princess Mary Prince George (later King George V) and his wife, Princess Mary, arrived in Quebec City on Sept. 16, 1901, and toured to Vancouver and back again. Like his father 41 years before, the prince rode a timber slide in Ottawa and was presented with a Newfoundland dog in St. John’s, N.L., (then a Crown colony).
1919 Edward, Prince of Wales The informal style of the 25-year-old heir to the throne made for less ceremony and more meetings with the
public during his crossCanada tour in August 1919. It included a threeday canoe trip on the Nipigon River with Ojibwa guides. The prince later acquired a ranch in Alberta, which he visited on subsequent tours and even after his abdication from the throne in 1936.
1939 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
With war clouds looming, this tour was designed to encourage Dominion solidarity. It also included a strategic four-day trip to Washington and a state dinner at the White House. The royal couple visited every province and inaugurated the National War Memorial in Ottawa and the Queen Elizabeth Way in Toronto. Queen Elizabeth would later tell Prime Minister Mackenzie King “that tour made us.”
1951 Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip
Visiting in place of her ailing father, Princess Elizabeth and her husband were greeted by enthusiastic crowds all across Canada. In