18th century
| Years | People | Locations | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 – 1787 | The Prince William (later William IV) |  | As part of a Royal Navy contingent. [1] [2] |
| 1791 – 1800 | The Prince Edward (Duke of Kent from 1799) |
| Served as Commander-in-Chief of North America. [1] |
There was an extended royal presence in Canada through the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, [1] either as an official tour, a vacation, a period of military service, or a viceregal posting 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 the added dimension of a theme, and 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 the latter fund without assistance from the federal government. The Prince of Wales, The Princess Royal, The Duke of York and The Prince Edward, have all made several small tours in this fashion. These arrangements then continued on into the 21st century.
| Years | People | Locations | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 – 1787 | The Prince William (later William IV) | | As part of a Royal Navy contingent. [1] [2] |
| 1791 – 1800 | The Prince Edward (Duke of Kent from 1799) |
| Served as Commander-in-Chief of North America. [1] |
| Years | People | Locations | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | The Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) |  
| Two month tour. [1] [2] [3] |
| 1861 | The Prince Alfred (later Duke of Edinburgh) |
| Five week tour. |
| 1869 – 1870 | The Prince Arthur (later Duke of Connaught) |  | Based with the Rifle Brigade. [3] |
| 1878 – 1883 | The Duke of Edinburgh (The Prince Alfred) | | Commander of the Royal Navy's North Atlantic Squadron. [1] |
| The Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorne and the Marquess of Lorne | | Served as viceregal couple; during a visit to Kingston, Ontario, the viceregal couple visited Royal Military College of Canada and presented awards to prize-winning cadets. In addition, they laid a foundation stone at Queen's University in Kingston. [4] | |
| 1880 | The Prince Leopold (later Duke of Albany) |
| To visit his sister and brother-in-law. |
| 1882 | Prince George of Wales (later George V) | | Served as a midshipman in the Royal Navy. [5] |
| 1890 | The Duke and Duchess of Connaught (The Prince Arthur and Princess Louise Margaret) |
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| Years | People | Locations visited | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein | ||
| 1901 | The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later King George V and Queen Mary) | New Brunswick : Saint John Nova Scotia : Halifax Quebec : Quebec City, Montreal Ontario : Ottawa, Toronto, London, Niagara, Hamilton, Kingston Manitoba : Winnipeg British Columbia : Vancouver, Victoria Alberta : Calgary, Banff, Lake Louise [6] | |
| 1908 | The Prince of Wales (later King George V) | Quebec : Quebec City | Tercentenary of Quebec City |
| 1911 – 1916 | The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Princess Patricia of Connaught | All provinces and territories | Served as viceregal family |
| Prince Albert of Wales (later King George VI) | Quebec : Montreal Ontario : Ottawa | To visit Prince Arthur and Princess Louise [1] | |
| 1913 | Prince Albert (later King George VI) | Maritimes | |
| 1919 | The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) | New Brunswick : Saint John Quebec : Quebec City Ontario : Ottawa, Toronto, other towns Alberta : Calgary [7] | Inspected the Cadet Corps at Bishop's College School |
| 1923 | The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) | Alberta : Pekisko, other towns and cities | To stay at his ranch |
| 1924 | The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) | Ontario : Ottawa Alberta : Pekisko [8] | To stay at his ranch |
| 1926 | Prince George (later the Duke of Kent) | Ontario : Ottawa [9] | |
| 1927 | The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) and Prince George (later Duke of Kent) | Ontario : Ottawa, Toronto Alberta : Pekisko (Prince of Wales only) | To stay at his ranch |
| 1939 | George VI and Queen Elizabeth | All provinces | First visit by a reigning monarch |
| 1940 – 1946 | Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone and The Earl of Athlone | All provinces and territories | Served as viceregal couple |
| 1940 – 1943 | The Duke of Connaught | All provinces and territories | Aide-de-Camp to The Earl of Athlone |
| 1941 | The Duke of Kent | Nova Scotia Ontario Quebec | Visited air bases and training centres |
| The Duke and Duchess of Windsor | Alberta : Pekisko | To stay at his ranch | |
| 1945 | The Duke and Duchess of Windsor | New Brunswick |
| Years | Dates | People | Locations visited | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3/2 –3/3 | Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, and Princess Anne | British Columbia : Vancouver | Overnight stop |
| 7/3 –7/4 | The Prince of Wales | Ontario : Ottawa | ||
| 7/5 –7/15 | Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, and Princess Anne | Ontario : Ottawa (Prince of Wales only) Manitoba : Churchill, Thompson, Gillam, Flin Flon, Norway House, Swan River, The Pas, Dauphin, Clear Lake, Brandon, Bailey Farm, [11] Portage la Prairie, Oakville, Winnipeg, Carman, Steinbach, Beauséjour, Lower Fort Garry; centenary anniversary of Manitoba's entry into Confederation Northwest Territories : Frobisher Bay, Inuvik, Resolute Bay, Tuktoyaktuk [12] | Centenary of Manitoba's entry into Confederation; Centenary of the Northwest Territories' entry into Confederation | |
| 1971 | 5/3 –5/12 | Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, and Princess Anne | British Columbia : Victoria, Vancouver, Duncan, Tofino, Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton, Williams Lake, Comox | Centenary of British Columbia's entry into Confederation |
| 9/24 –9/26 | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and the Earl of Snowdon | Manitoba : Winnipeg | To open the new Winnipeg Art Gallery | |
| 1973 | 6/25 –7/5 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland : Mount Carmel Prince Edward Island : Charlottetown, Summerside Ontario : Toronto, Cobourg, Kingston, Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, London, St. Catharines, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Scarborough, Brampton, Malton Saskatchewan : Regina Alberta : Calgary | Centenary of PEI's entry into Confederation, tercentenary of Kingston, centennial of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| 7/19 –7/23 | Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Mrs Angus Ogilvy and The Hon. Angus Ogilvy | Nova Scotia : Halifax, Pictou, Chester | To participate in celebrations marking the arrival of the Hector with the first Scottish settlers | |
| 7/31 –8/4 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario : Ottawa | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1973 | |
| 1974 | 1/25 –1/27 | Princess Anne and Mark Phillips | Ontario : Ottawa Quebec : Hull | |
| 5/9 –5/14 | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and the Earl of Snowdon | Manitoba : Winnipeg | Centenary of the City of Winnipeg | |
| 6/25 –7/1 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother | Quebec : Montreal Ontario : Toronto | To visit the Toronto Scottish Regiment, present The Queen's Colours to the Black Watch Regiment | |
| 10/14 –10/16 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland : Gander, Botwood New Brunswick : Fredericton Quebec : Montreal | ||
| 11/15 –11/18 | Princess Anne and Mark Phillips | Ontario : Toronto, Hamilton | To attend the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair | |
| 1975 | 3/22 –3/23 | The Duke of Edinburgh | New Brunswick : Fredericton | To visit The Royal Canadian Regiment |
| 4/20 –4/30 | The Prince of Wales | Maritimes Ontario : Ottawa Northwest Territories : Yellowknife | ||
| 5/2 –6/5 | The Prince of Wales | Maritimes | ||
| 6/26 –6/29 | The Duke and Duchess of Kent | Ontario : Toronto | To attend the Queen's Plate | |
| 1976 | 7/13 –7/25 | Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, Princess Anne, Mark Phillips, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward | Nova Scotia (Queen and Duke only) New Brunswick (Queen and Duke only) Quebec : Montreal, Brome Lake | To open, attend, and (in Princess Anne's case) participate in the Summer Olympics |
| 10/5 –10/6 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario : Trenton | Overnight stop | |
| 1977 | 7/5 –7/9 | The Prince of Wales and Prince Andrew | Alberta : Calgary, various other towns | Centenary of the signing of Treaty 7, to attend the Calgary Stampede |
| 10/14 –10/19 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario : Ottawa | The Queen's Silver Jubilee, open 3rd session of 30th parliament | |
| Sept. –Dec. | Prince Andrew | Ontario : Lakefield, Toronto | To attend Lakefield College School | |
| 11/23 –11/27 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Saskatchewan : Regina | To attend the Royal Agricultural Society conference sessions (Canadian Agribition Association) | |
| 1978 | 2/10 –2/12 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario : Toronto | To attend a meeting on the 1980 Commonwealth Study Conference and to meet group leaders |
| 7/26 –8/6 | Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward | Newfoundland : St. John's, Deer Lake, Strawberry Hill, Corner Brook, Stephenville Ontario (Prince Andrew only): Ottawa, various other towns and cities Saskatchewan : Regina, Yorkton, Fort Qu'Appelle, Balcarres, Melville, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Lloydminster Alberta : Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Peace River, St. Paul, Vegreville, Fort Saskatchewan, Mundare, Chipman, Lamont, Bruderheim, Fort Edmonton | To open Commonwealth Games | |
| 9/12 –9/13 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland : Goose Bay | ||
| 10/8 –10/9 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland : Goose Bay | ||
| 11/15 –11/16 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Manitoba : Winnipeg | To attend functions for the Saint Boniface General Hospital Research Foundation Award | |
| 1979 | 4/1 –4/7 | The Prince of Wales | Ontario : Toronto, Ottawa Manitoba : Winnipeg British Columbia : Victoria Northwest Territories : Yellowknife | |
| 5/3 –5/4 | The Duke and Duchess of Kent | Ontario : Toronto, Brampton | To visit the Lorne Scots | |
| 6/26 –7/2 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother | Nova Scotia : Halifax Ontario : Toronto | To present The Queen's Colours to the Canadian Forces Maritime Command, attend the opening of the International Gathering of the Clans, attend 120th running of the Queen's Plate | |
| 10/2 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario : Toronto | To attend 150th anniversary of Upper Canada College | |
| 10/23 –10/24 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Quebec : Montreal Alberta : Calgary | To attend meeting of Commonwealth Study Conference | |
| 11/12 –11/18 | Princess Anne | Ontario : Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, Owen Sound | To attend Kick for Cansave and Cansave College Bowl Dinner, visit with Canadian regiments |
| Years | Dates | People | Locations visited | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3/30 –4/3 | The Prince of Wales | Ontario : Ottawa British Columbia : Vancouver, Victoria | To visit Pearson College of the Pacific, attend meetings of the Council |
| 4/25 –5/4 | Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Mrs Angus Ogilvy | Ontario : Ottawa, Toronto British Columbia : Victoria, Nanaimo | To celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, visit the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) | |
| 5/17 –6/7 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Quebec : Quebec City Ontario : Kingston, London, Hamilton Alberta : Calgary | To attend Commonwealth Study Conference and visit the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. [13] | |
| 7/18 –7/28 | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | Ontario : Ottawa Saskatchewan : Saskatoon Alberta | 75th anniversary of Alberta and Saskatchewan's entry into Confederation | |
| 9/27 –10/1 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland : Goose Bay Ontario : Ottawa | To attend the British Commonwealth Ex-Services League Convention | |
| 1981 | 7/2 –7/7 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother | Ontario : Ottawa, Toronto, Niagara-on-the-Lake | To attend the Queen's Plate, celebrate bicentennial of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
| 7/6 –7/13 | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | Ontario : Ottawa, Toronto, Cambridge, Timmins, Gravenhurst | To visit the Highland Fusiliers of Canada [14] | |
| 1982 | 4/15 –4/19 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario : Ottawa | To proclaim the Constitution Act 1982 |
| 7/4 –7/17 | Princess Anne | Ontario : Ottawa Manitoba : Winnipeg, Brandon, Selkirk Saskatchewan : Regina, Wilcox, Gravelbourg, Estevan, Alameda, Moosomin, Saskatoon Yukon : Haines Junction, Kluane National Park and Reserve, Whitehorse | Centenary of St. Paul's Cathedral, centenary of Gravelbourg, centenary of Estevan, centenary of Alameda, centenary of Moosomin, centenary of Saskatoon | |
| 10/29 –10/31 | The Prince of Wales | British Columbia : Victoria | To visit Pearson College of the Pacific | |
| 11/14 –11/17 | Prince and Princess Michael of Kent | Ontario : Toronto | To attend the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair | |
| 1983 | 4/8 –4/11 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | British Columbia : Victoria, Vancouver, Nanaimo, Vernon, Kamloops, New Westminster | |
| 6/3 –6/6 | The Duke of Gloucester | Ontario : Ottawa | Centenary celebrations of St John Ambulance in Canada | |
| 6/14 –7/1 | The Prince and Princess of Wales | Newfoundland : St. John's, Carbonear, Harbour Grace Prince Edward Island : Charlottetown, Montague, Summerside Nova Scotia : Halifax, Shelburne, Dartmouth, Lunenburg New Brunswick : Saint John, Dalhousie, St. Andrews, Charlo Ontario : Ottawa Alberta : Edmonton | Official opening of World Universities Games, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Sir Humphrey Gilbert taking possession of Newfoundland, centennial of the settlement of the United Empire Loyalists in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick | |
| 6/30 –7/6 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario : Ottawa, London | Centenary of the Royal Canadian Regiment, present Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards | |
| 7/18 –8/7 | Prince Andrew | Ontario : Toronto, Peterborough Northwest Territories | Excursion with students from Lakefield College School | |
| 1984 | 2/22 –2/25 | Prince Michael of Kent | Nova Scotia : Halifax, Sydney, Baddeck, Fortress of Louisbourg | To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first powered flight in the British Empire |
| 7/12 –7/16 | The Duke of Edinburgh | New Brunswick : Gagetown | To present new colours to the Royal Canadian Regiment | |
| 7/27 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Manitoba : Thompson | To present Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Awards | |
| 9/24 –10/7 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | New Brunswick : Dieppe, Shediac, Moncton, Fredericton, Sackville, Riverview Ontario : Ottawa, Morrisburg, Cornwall, Prescott, Kingston, Amherstview, Windsor, Brantford, Sudbury Manitoba : (Queen alone) Winnipeg, Dauphin, Brandon, Dugald | Bicentennial of New Brunswick, bicentennial of Ontario, official opening of Science North | |
| 1985 | 6/4 –6/7 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario : Ottawa, Toronto | To present badges to Girl Guides, for the International Forum of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme |
| 6/23 –7/1 | Prince Andrew | New Brunswick : Fredericton, Saint John, Sussex Nova Scotia : Halifax, Annapolis Royal, Digby, North Sydney, Sydney Ontario : Peterborough | Bicentennial of Fredericton, bicentennial of incorporation of Saint John, bicentennial of Sydney, centennial of North Sydney, opening of activity centre at Peterborough Liftlock | |
| 7/12 –7/19 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother | Ontario : Ottawa, Toronto Saskatchewan : Regina Alberta : CFB Cold Lake, Edmonton | To attend the Queen's Plate, attend 5th Angus Forum | |
| 8/19 –8/21 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Alberta : Banff, Lake Louise | Centenary of Parks Canada, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, to present colours to the Royal Canadian Army Cadets | |
| 11/6 –11/10 | Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Mrs Angus Ogilvy and The Hon. Angus Ogilvy | Ontario : Toronto, CFB Borden, Ottawa | To celebrate 125th Anniversary of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, open the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, dinner with the Governor General at Rideau Hall | |
| 1986 | 4/30 –5/7 | The Prince and Princess of Wales | British Columbia : Victoria, Vancouver, Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo Yukon : various towns | To open Expo 86 |
| 6/20 –6/26 | Princess Anne | New Brunswick : Fredericton, Hartland, Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, CFB Gagetown Ontario : Toronto (with Mark Phillips), Guelph Alberta : Calgary | To visit the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's), inaugurate Guelph Equine Research Centre, visit site of the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
| 7/10 –7/16 | The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | British Columbia : Vancouver | To visit Expo 86 | |
| 10/21 –10/22 | Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Mrs Angus Ogilvy and The Hon. Angus Ogilvy | Newfoundland : Gander | ||
| 1987 | 4/19 –4/20 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Saskatchewan : Regina | For Ramsar Convention on Wetlands |
| 6/3 –6/5 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Saskatchewan : Regina | For Ramsar Convention on Wetlands | |
| 6/4 –6/8 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother | Quebec : Montreal Ontario : Ottawa | 125th anniversary of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada | |
| 6/24 –6/25 | Prince Edward | New Brunswick : Fredericton Nova Scotia : Halifax, Truro, Dartmouth Prince Edward Island : Charlottetown, Brudenell, Cavendish, Malpeque, CFB Summerside Quebec : Mont-Carmel | For The Duke of Edinburgh's Award | |
| 7/15 –8/9 | The Duke and Duchess of York | Ontario : Toronto, Thunder Bay, Niagara Falls, Mississauga, Cobourg, Muskoka Manitoba : Winnipeg Alberta : Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Northwest Territories : Yellowknife | To attend Queen's Plate, dedicate the Mississauga Civic Centre, 150th anniversary of Cobourg, visit Saint Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, canoe Thelon River | |
| 10/9 –10/24 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | British Columbia : North Saanich, Qualicum Beach, Vancouver, Victoria, Esquimalt Saskatchewan : Regina, Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Canora, Veregin, Kamsack, Kindersley Quebec : Quebec City, Sillery, Cap Tourmente, Rivière-du-Loup, La Pocatière | To participate in opening sessions of BC government, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1987 | |
| 10/25 –10/26 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario : North Bay Newfoundland : Gander | ||
| 1988 | 2/2 –2/12 | The Princess Royal | Alberta : Calgary | To attend the Winter Olympics |
| 6/4 –6/11 | Prince Edward | Newfoundland : St. John's, Deer Lake, Corner Brook Ontario : Ottawa, Toronto | Heraldry ceremony for The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, 25th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Canada, centennial of municipal government in Newfoundland, dedication of Gros Morne National Park as a World Heritage Site | |
| 7/5 –7/12 | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | Nova Scotia : Halifax, Sambro, Canning Ontario : Toronto, Hamilton, Bowmanville, Peterborough | To present new colours to the Princess Louise Fusiliers, unveil a memorial for fishermen lost at sea, celebrate 75th anniversary of the Nova Scotia Women's Institute, attend the Queen's Plate, open a new wing of Variety Village, the Royal Botanical Gardens, attend civic luncheon, visit Dofasco, reopen the restored Bowmanville Town Hall | |
| 11/16 –11/18 | The Princess Royal | Ontario : Toronto | To attend the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair | |
| 1989 | 3/12 –3/15 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario : Toronto | Duke of Edinburgh's Award |
| 3/21 –3/22 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland : St. John's | To present awards at Government House | |
| 5/16 –5/17 | The Duke of Edinburgh | British Columbia : Victoria | Dinner with the Lieutenant Governor | |
| 5/18 –5/21 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Quebec : Montreal, Varennes, Sherbrooke, Lennoxville, Compton British Columbia : Victoria | Provincial dinner, luncheon-meeting with Montreal Canadian Club, Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award presentation, 35th anniversary of the Université de Sherbrooke , United Empire Loyalists of Canada Committee, Bishop's College School Cadet inspection, open Bishop's University Chapel and arboretum | |
| 7/5 –7/10 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother | Ontario : Ottawa, Toronto London | To attend the Queen's Plate, open Western Counties Wing at Parkwood Hospital, unveil a statue of Dr. Frederick Banting | |
| 7/13 –7/25 | The Duke and Duchess of York | Prince Edward Island : Charlottetown, York, Souris, Basin Head, Fort Amherst, Summerside Quebec : Quebec City, La Malbaie, Lac-au-Saumon, Port-au-Persil, Baie-Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, Hull Ontario : Ottawa Saskatchewan : Prince Albert, Nipawin, Lac La Ronge First Nation, La Ronge, Meadow Lake, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Regina | To attend Jamboree 89 | |
| 9/18 –9/21 | Prince Edward | Ontario : Toronto | Premiere of The Phantom of the Opera | |
| 9/20 –9/25 | Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy | British Columbia : Vancouver | To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) |
| Years | Dates | People | Locations visited | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5/7 –5/10 | The Duke of Gloucester | Nova Scotia : Halifax Ontario : Ottawa, Toronto | Attend engagements related to the Order of Saint John |
| 5/16 –5/17 | The Duke of Edinburgh | New Brunswick : Fredericton | Engagements at CFB Gagetown with the Royal Canadian Regiment | |
| 5/20 –5/21 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland : Gander | Overnight stop | |
| 6/27 –7/1 | Elizabeth II | Ontario : Ottawa Alberta : Calgary, Red Deer | Presentation of new Queen's Colour to the Calgary Highlanders | |
| 7/5 –7/8 | Prince Edward | Manitoba : Winnipeg, St. Malo, Gillam, Churchill | To open the Western Canada Summer Games, visit Limestone Power Plant, visit Eskimo Museum, whale watching | |
| 1991 | 3/4 –3/6 | The Duchess of Kent | Ontario : Toronto | To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the National Ballet of Canada |
| 6/30 –7/6 | The Princess Royal | Newfoundland : St. John's, St. Anthony, L'Anse aux Meadows, Red Bay, Corner Brook Nova Scotia : Halifax, Dartmouth, Pictou | To celebrate 75th anniversary of Beaumont-Hamel, visit Royal Newfoundland Regiment, attend the Gathering of the Clans, visit the Black Community Centre | |
| 9/13 –9/16 | The Duke of Kent | Ontario : Toronto, Brampton | To visit the Lorne Scots | |
| 10/23 –10/29 | The Prince and Princess of Wales, Princes William and Harry | Ontario : Toronto; Prince and Princess of Wales only: Sudbury, Niagara Falls, Kingston, Ottawa | To present replica of Queen Victoria's Royal Charter to Queen's University, on the 150th anniversary of the university's 1841 founding; to receive honorary degree from Queen's | |
| 10/23 –10/26 | Prince Edward | Quebec : Montreal Alberta : Calgary British Columbia : Vancouver, Victoria | Fund raising dinners and Gold award presentations for The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Commonwealth Games organization | |
| 11/6 –11/11 | The Duchess of York | Ontario : Toronto, Ottawa | To visit Sunnybrook Hospital, Hospital for Sick Children, dinner at 24 Sussex Drive, attend Remembrance Day ceremony | |
| 1992 | 3/7 –3/12 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Alberta : Calgary British Columbia : Vancouver, Victoria | CFB Suffield, World Wildlife Fund engagements |
| 3/25 –3/26 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Nova Scotia : Halifax | ||
| 5/3 –5/7 | Prince Edward | Newfoundland : St. John's, Churchill Falls, Goose Bay | To present Duke of Edinburgh's Awards, Sir Wilfred Grenfell 100th Anniversary | |
| 6/30 –7/2 | Elizabeth II | Ontario : Ottawa Quebec : Hull | To celebrate 125th anniversary of Confederation and her Ruby Jubilee | |
| 7/14 –7/17 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario : Thunder Bay Manitoba : Churchill Alberta : Calgary Northwest Territories : Iqaluit | Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth Conference | |
| 9/25 –9/27 | The Duke of York | Ontario : Lakefield, Toronto | Alumni Days at Lakefield College School | |
| 11/7 –11/8 | Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy and The Hon. Sir Angus Ogilvy | Newfoundland : St. John's | ||
| 11/8 –11/14 | Prince Michael of Kent | Alberta : Knowlton, Edmonton, Lake Louise, Calgary | To visit Bombardier, participate in Remembrance Day ceremonies, attend the Canadian Finals Rodeo, attend regimental events | |
| 1993 | 3/9 –3/10 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland : St. John's | Dinner with the Newfoundland |
| 3/25 –3/26 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland : St. John's | ||
| 3/26 –4/15 | Prince Edward | Prince Edward Island : Fredericton Nova Scotia : Halifax Ontario : Toronto, London Manitoba : Winnipeg Alberta : Edmonton British Columbia : Vancouver, Whistler | For Duke of Edinburgh's Awards presentation and fund raising | |
| 9/20 –9/24 | The Duke of York | Nova Scotia : Halifax Ontario : Ottawa, CFB Petawawa, Pembroke | To meet with the Canadian Airborne Regiment, unveil a monument, visit a senior citizens home, visit the Canadian Forces Maritime Command, dinner at Government House | |
| 9/30 –10/3 | The Prince Edward | Ontario : Toronto British Columbia : Victoria | To raise funds for Victoria Commonwealth Games Society, meeting of Assembly of Commonwealth Games Federation, visit sites for 1994 Games, Duke of Edinburgh's Award | |
| 10/11 –10/15 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Quebec : Montreal Ontario : Toronto | For World Wildlife Fund of Canada, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Upper Canada College, and Empire Club | |
| 11/8 –11/12 | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | Ontario : Toronto | To attend Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, open new facilities at The Princess Margaret Hospital | |
| 1994 | 3/16 –3/17 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland : Gander | |
| 8/13 –8/22 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | Nova Scotia : Halifax, Sydney, Fortress of Louisbourg, Dartmouth British Columbia : Victoria, Twin Islands, Prince George (Queen only), Prince Rupert, Khutzeymateen Inlet (Prince Philip only) Northwest Territories : Yellowknife, Rankin Inlet, Iqaluit | To open Commonwealth Games | |
| 8/13 –8/29 | Prince Edward | Saskatchewan : Regina, Fort Qu'Appelle Alberta : Calgary British Columbia : Victoria, Kelowna | To present Duke of Edinburgh's Awards, to attend the Globe Theatre, visit Fort Qu'Appelle Indian Reserve; attend Commonwealth Games | |
| 1995 | 9/20 –9/22 | The Duke of York | Ontario : Toronto, Lakefield | To visit the Toronto Golf Club, open new wing at Lakefield College School |
| 1996 | 4/23 –3/29 | The Prince of Wales | New Brunswick : Fredericton, Saint John, Miramichi, Caraquet Ontario : Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton Manitoba : Churchill, Winnipeg | |
| 6/2 –6/3 | Prince and Princess Michael of Kent | Quebec : Montreal | To visit Bombardier | |
| 6/23 –6/24 | Prince Edward | Ontario : Toronto | To attend Gold Award Ceremony for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, filming for Charter for Business Video, media launch for the Charter for Business at the CN Tower | |
| 7/10 –7/14 | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | Ontario : Toronto | Visit Princess Margaret Hospital, re-open Princess Margaret Junior School | |
| 11/4 –11/6 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland : Gander Ontario : Toronto | To attend Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, media launch for The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Charter for Business, presentation of gold awards certificates at Hart House, visit to World Wildlife Fund offices and WWF press conference, visit to St. Michael's Hospital | |
| 1997 | 3/19 –3/22 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Alberta Nova Scotia | For World Wildlife Fund press conference, presentation of Duke of Edinburgh's Award gold awards certificates |
| 6/23 –7/2 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland : St. John's, Gander (Prince Philip only), Bonavista, North West River, Shetshatshiu, Happy Valley, Goose Bay (Prince Philip only) Ontario : London, Stratford, Brantford, Toronto, North Bay, Petawawa (Prince Philip only), Ottawa Manitoba : Winnipeg (Prince Philip only) | 500th anniversary of the discovery of Newfoundland, to see damage from floods | |
| 10/23 –10/28 | The Duke of York | Ontario : Toronto, Lakefield | To visit Lakefield College School | |
| 1998 | 3/28 –3/28 | The Prince of Wales, Princes William and Harry of Wales | British Columbia : Vancouver, Whistler | |
| 6/25 –6/28 | The Princess Royal | New Brunswick : Fredericton, Moncton | To celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) | |
| 10/2 –10/4 | The Duke of Kent | Quebec : Mont-Tremblant | To attend the VIII Commonwealth Study Conference | |
| 10/2 –10/4 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario : Ottawa | To attend Commonwealth Study Conference | |
| 1999 | 3/9 –3/10 | Prince Edward | British Columbia : Vancouver | To attend Gold Award Ceremony for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, reception and dinner for Charter for Business |
| 7/22 –7/27 | The Princess Royal | Manitoba : Winnipeg | To attend the XIII Pan American Games | |
| 9/17 –9/21 | The Duke of York | Ontario : Toronto, Lakefield | To attend fund-raising dinner and the Change of Command parade of The Queen's York Rangers, visit Lakefield College School |
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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, was the seventh child and third son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. He served as Governor General of Canada, the tenth since Canadian Confederation and the only British prince to do so to date.
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone was a member of the British royal family. She is the longest-lived British princess of royal blood, and was the last surviving grandchild of Queen Victoria. Princess Alice was the chatelaine of Rideau Hall in Ottawa from 1940 until 1946, while her husband Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, served as Governor General of Canada.
Rideau Hall is the official residence in Ottawa of both the Canadian monarch and their representative, the governor general of Canada. It stands in Canada's capital on a 36-hectare (88-acre) estate at 1 Sussex Drive, with the main building consisting of approximately 175 rooms across 9,500 square metres (102,000 sq ft), and 27 outbuildings around the grounds. Rideau Hall's site lies outside the centre of Ottawa. It is one of two official royal residences maintained by the federal Crown, the other being the Citadelle of Quebec.
The royal standards of Canada are a set of uniquely Canadian personal flags used by members of the Canadian royal family. They are used to denote the presence of the bearer within any car, ship, airplane, building, or area, within Canada or when representing Canada abroad. There are currently six personal royal standards, one each for the late Queen Elizabeth II, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York, and the Earl of Wessex, as well as one standard for use more generally to denote the presence of any member of the royal family who has not previously been provided with a specific personal standard. The flags are part of a larger collection of Canadian royal symbols.
The King's Privy Council for Canada, sometimes called His Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council (PC), is the full group of personal consultants to the monarch of Canada on state and constitutional affairs. Practically, the tenets of responsible government require the sovereign or his viceroy, the governor general of Canada, to almost always follow only that advice tendered by the Cabinet: a committee within the Privy Council composed usually of elected members of Parliament. Those summoned to the KPC are appointed for life by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister of Canada, meaning that the group is composed predominantly of former Cabinet ministers, with some others having been inducted as an honorary gesture. Those in the council are accorded the use of an honorific style and post-nominal letters, as well as various signifiers of precedence.
Government House of Nova Scotia is the official residence of the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, as well as that in Halifax of the Canadian monarch. It stands in the provincial capital at 1451 Barrington Street; unlike other provincial Government Houses in Canada, this gives Nova Scotia's royal residence a prominent urban setting, though it is still surrounded by gardens.
The history of monarchy in Canada stretches from pre-colonial times through to the present day. Canada's monarchical status began with the establishment of the French colony of New France in the name of King Francis I in 1534; although a previous claim was made by England in the name of King Henry VII in 1497 when John Cabot made landfall in what is thought to be modern day Newfoundland or Nova Scotia. Through both these lineages, the present Canadian monarchy can trace itself back to the Anglo-Saxon period and ultimately to the kings of the Angles and the early Scottish kings. Kings and queens reigning over Canada have included the monarchs of France, those of the United Kingdom, and those of Canada. Canadian historian Father Jacques Monet said of Canada's Crown: "[it is] one of an approximate half-dozen that have survived through uninterrupted inheritance from beginnings that are older than our Canadian institution itself."
Royal tours of Australia by Australia's royal family have been taking place since 1867. Since then, there have been over fifty visits by a member of the Royal Family, though only six of those came before 1954. Elizabeth II is the only reigning monarch of Australia to have set foot on Australian soil; she first did so on 3 February 1954, when she was 27 years old. During her sixteen journeys, the Queen visited every Australian state and the two major territories.
The relationship between the Canadian Crown and the Canadian Armed Forces is both constitutional and ceremonial with the King of Canada being the Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces and with the King and other members of the Canadian Royal Family holding honorary positions in various branches and regiments embodying the historical relationship of the Crown with its armed forces. This modern construct stems from Canada's system of constitutional monarchy, and through its 500 years of monarchical history. The role of the Canadian sovereign within the Canadian Armed Forces is established within the Canadian constitution, the National Defence Act, and the King's Regulations and Orders (KR&Os) for the Canadian Forces. This relationship is symbolically represented today through royal symbols such as crowns on military badges and insignia, coats of arms, royal portraits, and the grant of the royal prefix to various military units and institutions.
The association between the Canadian Crown and Indigenous peoples in Canada stretches back to the first decisions between North American Indigenous peoples and European colonialists and, over centuries of interface, treaties were established concerning the monarch and Indigenous nations. First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples in Canada have a unique relationship with the reigning monarch and, like the Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand, generally view the affiliation as being not between them and the ever-changing Cabinet, but instead with the continuous Crown of Canada, as embodied in the reigning sovereign. These agreements with the Crown are administered by Canadian Aboriginal law and overseen by the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
The British Royal Train is used to convey senior members of the British royal family and associated staff of the Royal Household around the railway network of Great Britain. It is owned, maintained and operated by DB Cargo UK.
The monarchy of Papua New Guinea is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Papua New Guinea. The current monarch and head of state, since 8 September 2022, is King Charles III. Although the person of the sovereign is equally shared with 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations, each country's monarchy is separate and legally distinct. As a result, the current monarch is officially titled the King of Papua New Guinea and, in this capacity, he and other members of the Royal Family undertake public and private functions domestically and abroad as representatives of the Papua New Guinean state. However, the King is the only member of the Royal Family with any constitutional role. The monarch lives predominantly in the United Kingdom and, while several powers are the sovereign's alone, most of the royal governmental and ceremonial duties in Papua New Guinea are carried out by the monarch's representative, the governor-general.
In Canada, a number of sites and structures are named for royal individuals, whether a member of the past French royal family, British royal family, or present Canadian royal family thus reflecting the country's status as a constitutional monarchy under the Canadian Crown. Those who married into the royal family are indicated by an asterisk (*). Charles Edward Stuart was a pretender to the British throne.
Royal tours of Canada by the Canadian royal family have been taking place since 1786, and continue into the 21st century, either as an official tour, a working tour, a vacation, or a period of military service by a member of the royal family. Originally, official tours were events predominantly for Canadians to see and possibly meet members of their Canadian royal family, with the associated patriotic pomp and spectacle. However, nearing the end of the 20th century, such occasions took on 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 Canadians to honour "The Spirit of Nation Builders." The couple's tour in 2010 was themed "Honouring the Canadian Record of Service— Past, Present and Future." Official royal tours have always been vested with civic importance, providing a regionalised country with a common thread of loyalty.
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 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.
The 1939 royal tour of Canada by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth was undertaken in the build-up to World War II as a way to emphasise the links between Britain and Canada. The royal tour lasted from 17 May to 15 June, covering every Canadian province, the Dominion of Newfoundland, and a few days in the United States. This tour demonstrated and cemented Canada's allegiance to the Crown and its status as the senior dominion of the British Empire. There had been previous royal tours in Canada, but this was unprecedented, both due to the fact that it was the first visit of North America by the reigning monarch as well as in its scope. The tour was an enormous event, attracting huge crowds at each new city.
The Ruby Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 1992 marked the 40th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. Contrary to her Silver Jubilee in 1977, there were no widespread public celebrations of the Ruby Jubilee; it was a low-profile event. However, there were some observances to mark the milestone.