[guide.chat] Royals to mark Canada day with welcoming new citizens
- From: "clare moulds" <clare@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 18:52:04 +0100
Prince William and Kate will launch what is expected to be one of the
biggest Canada Day celebrations in history with a citizenship ceremony at
the Canadian Museum of Civilization, where 25 new Canadians will take an
oath of citizenship.
It'll be a more festive second day of the royal tour than the few brief but
well-attended events the couple took part in upon arriving in Canada on
Thursday.
The citizenship ceremony is being held Friday morning at the museum, which
is just across the bridge from Ottawa in Gatineau, Que.
William will present each of them with a folded Canadian flag and Kate will
give them a small hand flag, but the Sons of Scotland band also has a gift
for the couple - a new composition called the St. Andrews Courtship, a nod
to the Scottish university where the world's most famous newlyweds met as
undergraduates eight years ago.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, his wife, Laureen, and their children, Ben
and Rachel, are scheduled to arrive on the Hill around noon. A few minutes
later, William and Catherine will arrive in a landau with an RCMP escort,
accompanied by the Governor General and his wife.
There will be a 21-gun salute, the Governor General will inspect the Guard
of Honour, and there'll l be a CF-18 flypast over Parliament Hill.
The hour-long Canada Day show they'll watch will include performances by Sam
Roberts, Great Big Sea and Maria Aragon, the Winnipeg 10-year-old who
performed a duet with Lady Gaga in Toronto earlier this year.
The prince is then scheduled to give a brief speech and he and Kate will
conduct a walkabout on Parliament once the afternoon performance ends.
William and Kate began the day by sending best wishes to Canadian soldiers
serving at home and abroad, lauding their "extraordinary commitment and
contribution to the cause of peace."
In a letter posted by the Governor General, the visiting royals spoke of the
soldiers sacrifice with admiration.
"Because Canadian Forces are always to the fore, the sacrifices have been
great," the letter reads.
"For this, the Canadian Forces are respected around the world, They have
made a difference to the lives of many thousands who most need assistance
through compassion and humanity. We are honoured to thank you and
congratulate you for a job well done."
William himself serves with Britain's Royal Air Force.
The letter was signed William and Catherine.
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