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 | |
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17861787 | The Prince William (later William IV) | As part of a Royal Navy contingent.[2] | ||
17911800 | The Prince Edward (Duke of Kent from 1799) |
| Served as Commander-in-Chief of North America. |
Years | People | Locations | Reasons | |
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1860 | The Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) |
| Two month tour.[3] | |
1861 | The Prince Alfred (later Duke of Edinburgh) |
| Five week tour. | |
18691870 | The Prince Arthur (later Duke of Connaught) | Based with the Rifle Brigade. | ||
18781883 | The Duke of Edinburgh (The Prince Alfred) | Commander of the Royal Navy's North Atlantic Squadron. | ||
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. | ||
1890 | The Duke and Duchess of Connaught (The Prince Arthur and Princess Louise Margaret) |
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Years | People | Locations visited | Reasons | |
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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 | ||
1908 | The Prince of Wales (later King George V) | Quebec | Tercentenary of Quebec City | |
19111916 | 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 | To visit Prince Arthur and Princess Louise | ||
1913 | Prince Albert (later King George VI) | Maritimes | ||
1919 | The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) | New Brunswick Saint John | ||
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 | To stay at his ranch | |
1926 | Prince George (later the Duke of Kent) | Ontario | ||
1927 | The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) and Prince George (later Duke of Kent) | Ontario | To stay at his ranch | |
1939 | George VI and Queen Elizabeth | All provinces | First visit by a reigning monarch | |
19401946 | Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone and The Earl of Athlone | All provinces and territories | Served as viceregal couple | |
19401943 | 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 | To stay at his ranch | ||
1945 | The Duke and Duchess of Windsor | New Brunswick |
Years | Dates | People | Locations visited | Reasons |
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1970 | 3/23/3 | Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, and Princess Anne | British Columbia | Overnight stop |
7/37/4 | The Prince of Wales | Ontario | ||
7/57/15 | Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, and Princess Anne | Ontario Ottawa (Prince of Wales only) | Centenary of Manitoba's entry into Confederation;Centenary of the Northwest Territories' entry into Confederation | |
1971 | 5/35/12 | 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 |
9/249/26 | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon and the Earl of Snowdon | Manitoba Winnipeg | To open the new Winnipeg Art Gallery | |
1973 | 6/257/5 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland Mount Carmel | Centenary of PEI's entry into Confederation, tercentenary of Kingston, centennial of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
7/197/23 | Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Mrs Angus Ogilvy and The Hon. Angus Ogilvy | Nova Scotia | To participate in celebrations marking the arrival of the Hector with the first Scottish settlers | |
7/318/4 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario | Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1973 | |
1974 | 1/251/27 | Princess Anne and Mark Phillips | Ontario | |
5/95/14 | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and the Earl of Snowdon | Manitoba Winnipeg | Centenary of the City of Winnipeg | |
6/257/1 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother | Quebec | To visit the Toronto Scottish Regiment, present The Queen's Colours to the Black Watch Regiment | |
10/1410/16 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland | ||
11/1511/18 | Princess Anne and Mark Phillips | Ontario | To attend the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair | |
1975 | 3/223/23 | The Duke of Edinburgh | New Brunswick | To visit The Royal Canadian Regiment |
4/204/30 | The Prince of Wales | Maritimes Ontario | ||
5/26/5 | The Prince of Wales | Maritimes | ||
6/266/29 | The Duke and Duchess of Kent | Ontario | To attend the Queen's Plate | |
1976 | 7/137/25 | 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 |
10/510/6 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario | Overnight stop | |
1977 | 7/57/9 | The Prince of Wales and Prince Andrew | Alberta Calgary, various other towns | Centenary of the signing of Treaty 7, to attend the Calgary Stampede |
10/1410/19 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario | The Queen's Silver Jubilee, open 3rd session of 30th parliament | |
Sept.Dec. | Prince Andrew | Ontario | To attend Lakefield College School | |
11/2311/27 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Saskatchewan | To attend the Royal Agricultural Society conference sessions (Canadian Agribition Association) | |
1978 | 2/102/12 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario | To attend a meeting on the 1980 Commonwealth Study Conference and to meet group leaders |
7/268/6 | Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward | Newfoundland St. John's, Deer Lake, Strawberry Hill, Corner Brook, Stephenville | To open Commonwealth Games | |
9/129/13 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland | ||
10/810/9 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland | ||
11/1511/16 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Manitoba Winnipeg | To attend functions for the Saint Boniface General Hospital Research Foundation Award | |
1979 | 4/14/7 | The Prince of Wales | Ontario Toronto, Ottawa | |
5/35/4 | The Duke and Duchess of Kent | Ontario | To visit the Lorne Scots | |
6/267/2 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother | Nova Scotia | 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 | To attend 150th anniversary of Upper Canada College | |
10/2310/24 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Quebec | To attend meeting of Commonwealth Study Conference | |
11/1211/18 | Princess Anne | Ontario | To attend Kick for Cansave and Cansave College Bowl Dinner, visit with Canadian regiments |
Years | Dates | People | Locations visited | Reasons |
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1980 | 3/304/3 | The Prince of Wales | Ontario | To visit Pearson College of the Pacific, attend meetings of the Council |
4/255/4 | Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Mrs Angus Ogilvy | Ontario | To celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, visit the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) | |
5/176/7 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Quebec Quebec City | To attend Commonwealth Study Conference and visit the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. | |
7/187/28 | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | Ontario | 75th anniversary of Alberta and Saskatchewan's entry into Confederation | |
9/2710/1 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland | To attend the British Commonwealth Ex-Services League Convention | |
1981 | 7/27/7 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother | Ontario | To attend the Queen's Plate, celebrate bicentennial of Niagara-on-the-Lake |
7/67/13 | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | Ontario | To visit the Highland Fusiliers of Canada[12] | |
1982 | 4/154/19 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario | To proclaim the Constitution Act 1982 |
7/47/17 | Princess Anne | Ontario Ottawa | Centenary of St. Paul's Cathedral, centenary of Gravelbourg, centenary of Estevan, centenary of Alameda, centenary of Moosomin, centenary of Saskatoon | |
10/2910/31 | The Prince of Wales | British Columbia | To visit Pearson College of the Pacific | |
11/1411/17 | Prince and Princess Michael of Kent | Ontario | To attend the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair | |
1983 | 4/84/11 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | British Columbia Victoria, Vancouver, Nanaimo, Vernon, Kamloops, New Westminster | |
6/36/6 | The Duke of Gloucester | Ontario | Centenary celebrations of St John Ambulance in Canada | |
6/147/1 | The Prince and Princess of Wales | Newfoundland St. John's, Carbonear, Harbour Grace | 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 | |
6/307/6 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario | Centenary of the Royal Canadian Regiment, present Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards | |
7/188/7 | Prince Andrew | Ontario | Excursion with students from Lakefield College School | |
1984 | 2/222/25 | Prince Michael of Kent | Nova Scotia | To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the first powered flight in the British Empire |
7/127/16 | The Duke of Edinburgh | New Brunswick | To present new colours to the Royal Canadian Regiment | |
7/27 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Manitoba | To present Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Awards | |
9/2410/7 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | New Brunswick Dieppe, Shediac, Moncton, Fredericton, Sackville, Riverview | Bicentennial of New Brunswick, bicentennial of Ontario, official opening of Science North | |
1985 | 6/46/7 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario | To present badges to Girl Guides, for the International Forum of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme |
6/237/1 | Prince Andrew | New Brunswick Fredericton, Saint John, Sussex | Bicentennial of Fredericton, bicentennial of incorporation of Saint John, bicentennial of Sydney, centennial of North Sydney, opening of activity centre at Peterborough Liftlock | |
7/127/19 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother | Ontario Ottawa, Toronto | To attend the Queen's Plate, attend 5th Angus Forum | |
8/198/21 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Alberta | Centenary of Parks Canada, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, to present colours to the Royal Canadian Army Cadets | |
11/611/10 | Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Mrs Angus Ogilvy and The Hon. Angus Ogilvy | Ontario | 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 | 4/305/7 | The Prince and Princess of Wales | British Columbia Victoria, Vancouver, Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo | To open Expo 86 |
6/206/26 | Princess Anne | New Brunswick Fredericton, Hartland, Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, CFB Gagetown | To visit the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's), inaugurate Guelph Equine Research Centre, visit site of the 1988 Winter Olympics | |
7/107/16 | The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | British Columbia | To visit Expo 86 | |
10/2110/22 | Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Mrs Angus Ogilvy and The Hon. Angus Ogilvy | Newfoundland | ||
1987 | 4/194/20 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Saskatchewan | For Ramsar Convention on Wetlands |
6/36/5 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Saskatchewan | For Ramsar Convention on Wetlands | |
6/46/8 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother | Quebec | 125th anniversary of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada | |
6/246/25 | Prince Edward | New Brunswick Fredericton | For The Duke of Edinburgh's Award | |
7/158/9 | The Duke and Duchess of York | Ontario Toronto, Thunder Bay, Niagara Falls, Mississauga, Cobourg, Muskoka | To attend Queen's Plate, dedicate the Mississauga Civic Centre, 150th anniversary of Cobourg, visit Saint Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, canoe Thelon River | |
10/910/24 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | British Columbia North Saanich, Qualicum Beach, Vancouver, Victoria, Esquimalt | To participate in opening sessions of BC government, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1987 | |
10/2510/26 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario | ||
1988 | 2/22/12 | The Princess Royal | Alberta | To attend the Winter Olympics |
6/46/11 | Prince Edward | Newfoundland | 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 | |
7/57/12 | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | Nova Scotia Halifax, Sambro, Canning | 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 | |
11/1611/18 | The Princess Royal | Ontario | To attend the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair | |
1989 | 3/123/15 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario | Duke of Edinburgh's Award |
3/213/22 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland St. John's | To present awards at Government House | |
5/165/17 | The Duke of Edinburgh | British Columbia | Dinner with the Lieutenant Governor | |
5/185/21 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Quebec Montreal, Varennes, Sherbrooke, Lennoxville, Compton | 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 | |
7/57/10 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother | Ontario | To attend the Queen's Plate, open Western Counties Wing at Parkwood Hospital, unveil a statue of Dr. Frederick Banting | |
7/137/25 | The Duke and Duchess of York | Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, York, Souris, Basin Head, Fort Amherst, Summerside | To attend Jamboree 89 | |
9/189/21 | Prince Edward | Ontario | Premiere of The Phantom of the Opera | |
9/209/25 | Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy | British Columbia | To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) |
Years | Dates | People | Locations visited | Reasons |
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1990 | 5/75/10 | The Duke of Gloucester | Nova Scotia | Attend engagements related to the Order of Saint John |
5/165/17 | The Duke of Edinburgh | New Brunswick | Engagements at CFB Gagetown with the Royal Canadian Regiment | |
5/205/21 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland | Overnight stop | |
6/277/1 | Elizabeth II | Ontario | Presentation of new Queen's Colour to the Calgary Highlanders | |
7/57/8 | Prince Edward | Manitoba | To open the Western Canada Summer Games, visit Limestone Power Plant, visit Eskimo Museum, whale watching | |
1991 | 3/43/6 | The Duchess of Kent | Ontario | To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the National Ballet of Canada |
6/307/6 | The Princess Royal | Newfoundland St. John's, St. Anthony, L'Anse aux Meadows, Red Bay, Corner Brook | To celebrate 75th anniversary of Beaumont-Hamel, visit Royal Newfoundland Regiment, attend the Gathering of the Clans, visit the Black Community Centre | |
9/139/16 | The Duke of Kent | Ontario | To visit the Lorne Scots | |
10/2310/29 | 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 | |
10/2310/26 | Prince Edward | Quebec Montreal | Fund raising dinners and Gold award presentations for The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Commonwealth Games organization | |
11/611/11 | The Duchess of York | Ontario | To visit Sunnybrook Hospital, Hospital for Sick Children, dinner at 24 Sussex Drive, attend Remembrance Day ceremony | |
1992 | 3/73/12 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Alberta | CFB Suffield, World Wildlife Fund engagements |
3/253/26 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Nova Scotia | ||
5/35/7 | Prince Edward | Newfoundland | To present Duke of Edinburgh's Awards, Sir Wilfred Grenfell 100th Anniversary | |
6/307/2 | Elizabeth II | Ontario | To celebrate 125th anniversary of Confederation and her Ruby Jubilee | |
7/147/17 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario Thunder Bay | Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth Conference | |
9/259/27 | The Duke of York | Ontario | Alumni Days at Lakefield College School | |
11/711/8 | Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy and The Hon. Sir Angus Ogilvy | Newfoundland St. John's | ||
11/811/14 | 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 | 3/93/10 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland St. John's | Dinner with the Newfoundland |
3/253/26 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland St. John's | ||
3/264/15 | Prince Edward | Prince Edward Island Fredericton | For Duke of Edinburgh's Awards presentation and fund raising | |
9/209/24 | The Duke of York | Nova Scotia | 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 | |
9/3010/3 | The Prince Edward | Ontario | 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 | |
10/1110/15 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Quebec | For World Wildlife Fund of Canada, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Upper Canada College, and Empire Club | |
11/811/12 | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | Ontario | To attend Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, open new facilities at The Princess Margaret Hospital | |
1994 | 3/163/17 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland | |
8/138/22 | Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh | Nova Scotia Halifax, Sydney, Fortress of Louisbourg, Dartmouth | To open Commonwealth Games | |
8/138/29 | Prince Edward | Saskatchewan Regina, Fort Qu'Appelle | To present Duke of Edinburgh's Awards, to attend the Globe Theatre, visit Fort Qu'Appelle Indian Reserve; attend Commonwealth Games | |
1995 | 9/209/22 | The Duke of York | Ontario | To visit the Toronto Golf Club, open new wing at Lakefield College School |
1996 | 4/233/29 | The Prince of Wales | New Brunswick Fredericton, Saint John, Miramichi, Caraquet | |
6/26/3 | Prince and Princess Michael of Kent | Quebec | To visit Bombardier | |
6/236/24 | Prince Edward | Ontario | 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 | |
7/107/14 | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | Ontario | Visit Princess Margaret Hospital, re-open Princess Margaret Junior School | |
11/411/6 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Newfoundland | 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 | 3/193/22 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Alberta Nova Scotia | For World Wildlife Fund press conference, presentation of Duke of Edinburgh's Award gold awards certificates |
6/237/2 | 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) | 500th anniversary of the discovery of Newfoundland, to see damage from floods | |
10/2310/28 | The Duke of York | Ontario | To visit Lakefield College School | |
1998 | 3/283/28 | The Prince of Wales, Princes William and Harry of Wales | British Columbia | |
6/256/28 | The Princess Royal | New Brunswick | To celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) | |
10/210/4 | The Duke of Kent | Quebec | To attend the VIII Commonwealth Study Conference | |
10/210/4 | The Duke of Edinburgh | Ontario | To attend Commonwealth Study Conference | |
1999 | 3/93/10 | Prince Edward | British Columbia | To attend Gold Award Ceremony for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, reception and dinner for Charter for Business |
7/227/27 | The Princess Royal | Manitoba Winnipeg | To attend the XIII Pan American Games | |
9/179/21 | The Duke of York | Ontario | To attend fund-raising dinner and the Change of Command parade of The Queen's York Rangers, visit Lakefield College School |