Charles, der Prinz von Wales, und seine Frau, Camilla, die Herzogin von Cornwall, are touring Canada this week.

Von Neufundland und Labrador, they traveled to Ontario; then it’s on to British Columbia, Quebec, und schließlich Ottawa. They’ll return to England on November 12.

Because Canada remains a constitutional monarchy, Königin Elizabeth II. is technically the Königin von Kanada, the country’s official Head of State. Wie Erbe der britischen Thronfolge, der Prinz von Wales is in line to become Canada’s official ruler.

If you’re a newcomer to Canada, particularly if you’ve come from the very non-royalist United States, you may be surprised by the degree to which the monarchy is alive and well north of the border. While the Queen’s role is largely symbolic, her portrait graces Kanadischen Geld und Briefmarken, und die Canadian media covers a royal visit in minute detail.

Noch Canadians have mixed feelings about their royal ties.

Obwohl Führer der Liberalen Michael Ignatieff once famously dismissed the relevance of the monarchy with “Enough of this nonsense…,” ein Sun Media-Umfrage in der Woche getroffen, bevor dieser jüngsten königlichen Besuch festgestellt, dass “support for dumping the monarchy stands at 45% nationally, während support for keeping the Queen as our head of state is slightly lower at 44%.”

Regardless of your views on the monarchy, Sie können get the complete itinerary for the royal visit here.

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