Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, begin their three-day Canadian tour focusing on Indigenous reconciliation and climate change this Tuesday in Saint John, Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Royal couple will visit the Provincial Legislative Assembly where they will be welcomed by the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, before proceeding to Government House, which is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor. They will then participate in a prayer of reconciliation with Indigenous leaders at the Heart Garden, which was built to honor Indigenous children who attended residential schools in the province.
Leaders from four of the province’s five Aboriginal groups will be in attendance.
Charles and Camilla will then visit Quidi Vidi, an old fishing community east of Saint John, before traveling successively to Ottawa and the Northwest Territories.
England first established a colony in Newfoundland in 1610, and the island remained under British rule until it joined Canada in 1949 along with Labrador.
Before welcoming the royal couple, Prime Minister Trudeau and his counterpart from Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey, will visit a local daycare.
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