Only foreigners pay visits - this is not a royal visit as much as it is a royal tour or a royal homecoming. It's "very good to be home," the Queen reminds Canadians.
At last, the wait is over. After months of meticulous planning on both sides of the Atlantic, Queen Elizabeth II and her royal consort, Prince Philip, have finally begun their week-long royal tour of Canada. The homecoming – the 24th by a reigning sovereign to the Realm – began today in Halifax, Nova Scotia after a transatlantic voyage over heavy rain, dense fog and towering icebergs.
The excitement is palpable as onlookers wait for the royal couple to step onto Canadian soil. Well, not soil, concedes an eager CBC reporter, but rather red-carpeted cement. "But still, it's immobile, and it's Canada, and the culmination of weeks of planning and hoping and waiting." All along the banks of the Halifax coast and harbour, cheering crowds have lined up to glimpse the Queen and Consort...
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