BUSTS AND BEERS, THEN IT’S DOWN TO THE SERIOUS STUFF
TORONTO: The serious tone of Prince Charles’ visit to Canada copped a humorous needling when he was presented with a life-size wool replica of his head next to one of his mother, The Queen.
The prince – who is visiting Canada with his wife Camilla as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations – saw the funny side of the needle-felted creations crafted by a knitting circle of grandmothers in Newfoundland.
The royal couple were then on bar duty at Quidi Vidi Brewery, where they were both pouring 2000-year-old iceberg beers.
The light-hearted outing provided a counterpoint to a three-day tour that has received a mixed response, with the 73year-old heir to the throne already emphasising the importance of acknowledging Canada’s past abuses of its indigenous community.
“We must find new ways to come to terms with the darker and more difficult aspects of the past. Acknowledging, reconciling and striving do to better, it is a process that starts with listening,” Charles said after being welcomed to Canada by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.