Charles, el Príncipe de Gales, y su esposa, Camilla, la Duquesa de Cornwall, are touring Canada this week.

Desde Terranova y Labrador, que viajó a Ontario; then it’s on to British Columbia, Quebec, y finalmente a Ottawa. They’ll return to England on November 12.

Because Canada remains a constitutional monarchy, La reina Isabel II is technically the Reina de Canadá, the country’s official Head of State. Como heredero al trono británico, el Príncipe de Gales 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 Dinero canadiense y sellos, y el Canadian media covers a royal visit in minute detail.

Aún Canadians have mixed feelings about their royal ties.

Aunque Líder Liberal Michael Ignatieff once famously dismissed the relevance of the monarchy with “Enough of this nonsense…,” una Sun Media encuesta tomado en la semana antes de la visita real más reciente encontró que “support for dumping the monarchy stands at 45% nationally, mientras que support for keeping the Queen as our head of state is slightly lower at 44%.”

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

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