List of royal tours of Canada (21st century)

Canadian royal tours in the 21st century carry on the tradition of the previous 300 years,[1] 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 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 Her Majesty and all other Canadians to honour "The Spirit of Nation Builders."[2] Also, 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. Charles, Prince of Wales; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, have all made several small tours in this fashion.

Canadian Royal Family

2000–2009

Year Dates Persons Locations Reasons
2000 4–6 June The Earl of Wessex
25–27 June The Earl of Wessex
14–18 July The Earl and Countess of Wessex
28 September–3 October The Duke of York
23–26 November The Duke and Duchess of Kent
2001 26–27 January The Duke of York
4–8 April The Duke of Kent
25–30 April The Prince of Wales
2–5 August The Earl and Countess of Wessex
19–21 October The Duke of Edinburgh
19–21 October The Duke and Duchess of Kent
2002 13–24 March Prince Michael of Kent
21–25 June Prince and Princess Michael of Kent
5–8 September The Earl and Countess of Wessex
20–24 September The Earl and Countess of Wessex
4–15 October The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh
2003 6–12 May The Duke of York
12–17 June The Duke of York
18–25 June The Earl and Countess of Wessex
31 July–6 August Prince and Princess Michael of Kent
29 August–1 September The Princess Royal
2004 26–27 April The Duke of Edinburgh
4–8 June The Princess Royal
13–18 October Prince Michael of Kent
2005 17–25 May The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh
2006 11 May The Duke of York
1–9 June The Earl and Countess of Wessex
2007 30 April – 5 May The Duke of York
1–4 June The Princess Royal
26 June Prince Harry of Wales
2008 10–11 May The Duke of York
5–9 June The Earl of Wessex
2009 23–28 April The Duke of York
4–8 June The Earl and Countess of Wessex
6 September-3 October Prince Harry of Wales
19 September Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York
2–12 November The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

2010–2019

Year Dates Persons Locations Reasons
2010 19–22 March[17] The Earl and Countess of Wessex
23–25 April[18] The Princess Royal
18–22 April[19] The Earl and Countess of Wessex
25 April[20] Princess Alexandra
28 June–6 July[21][22] The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
24 July[24] The Earl of Wessex
2011 30 June–8 July[25] The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
11–24 July The Duke of York, Princess Beatrice of York, and Princess Eugenie of York
25–27 July The Earl of Wessex
23–24 November The Countess of Wessex
2012 20–23 May[31] The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
11–18 September[32] The Earl and Countess of Wessex
14-19 September George and Sylvana Windsor, Earl and Countess of St Andrews
19–21 October[35] Princess Alexandra
2013 27 April The Duke of Edinburgh
16–19 May[37] The Duke of York
23–26 October[38] The Princess Royal
1–2 November The Earl and Countess of Wessex
2014 18–21 May[41] The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
5 June[42] The Duke of York
12–20 September[43][44] The Earl and Countess of Wessex
10–11 November[47] The Princess Royal and Sir Timothy Laurence
2015 19-20 February The Princess Royal
26 October–3 November The Earl of Wessex
12–14 November The Countess of Wessex
2016 2 May[53] Prince Henry

See also

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