The Wessexes in Canada June 2005

[Humera]

Nearly a week after his mother ended her visit of Canada, Prince Edward arrived in the eastern Canadian province of Newfoundland Tuesday night. His wife is not with him yet. I dont know if she'd arrive separately.

Nfld. youth welcome Prince Edward to Canada

Canadian Press

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. — Curtsies aren't exactly in the modern teen lexicon but with a few pointers on royal protocol, hundreds of Newfoundland youth welcomed Britain's Prince Edward to Canada on Tuesday night.
In his first stop on a six-city tour, the Queen's youngest son met with about 300 teenagers involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards created by his father.

"I received an e-mail just letting me know that you have to call him 'Your Royal Highness' when you first meet him and then 'Sir' afterwards, and a small bow," said Chris Ogbuah, 18, who escorted Edward, Earl of Wessex, as he chatted with award recipients for well over an hour.

For others, the invitations to the youth soiree had a little more than the usual time and place.

Stand for the arrival and departure of the prince, and it is customary for gentlemen to bow from the neck and for ladies to half curtsy.

There was no extra training needed, said Adrienne Oliver, 18, who escorted the prince along with Ogbuah.

"People trusted us not to make fools of ourselves," she said after dining with the prince on hamburgers.

"He was really nice," said Katie Stenson after chatting with Edward about the project that helped her earn her award. "I forgot to curtsy when I first met him, but he didn't seem to mind at all."

Edward did not speak to the media. He gave a short speech thanking his young hosts and congratulating them on their achievements.

Although the visit is not an official royal visit, on Wednesday he will present about 140 Newfoundland teenagers with Duke of Edinburgh awards in St. John's before moving on to stops in New Brunswick and P.E.I. on Thursday, Nova Scotia on Friday and Ontario on the weekend.

The award recognizes youth between the ages 14 and 25 who set and achieve goals in personal skills, community service, fitness and wilderness expeditions.

The program was started by Edward's father, Prince Philip, in 1956 and came to Canada in 1963. Today there are approximately 500,000 around the world involved.

Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams welcomed Edward to the province and invited him to return with his wife and baby daughter. Sophie Rhy-Jones did not accompany Edward to Newfoundland.

"You can come here inconspicuously and hide away and nobody will know you," Williams said lightheartedly in his welcome speech.

Williams may not have realized just how right he was.

"Charles's brother?" Oliver guessed, sounding unconvinced, when asked where Edward fit into the royal lineage.

Stenson did a little cramming before the big night.

"My mom gave me a rundown on the family tree . . . so I kind of know who's related to who," she said.

Edward will spend some vacation time at an undisclosed location in Ontario before leaving June 8.

He was last in Canada in 2003, when he visited Ontario and Saskatchewan. He visited Newfoundland and Labrador five years ago.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNew...72/?hub=Canada

[sara1981]

that nice!

i cant wait see the Wessexes at pictures what Sophie wores new dresses and hats and gala dinners also.If Wessexes bring Lady Louise to Canada maybe wait and see!

Sara Boyce

[HMQueenElizabethII]

They would not Sara.Even in England they still not but i think maybe at Trooping the Colour Saturday next week.

[Humera]

yes I think that only the Queen's visits generate the most interest in the media here.
I managed to make some caps.
Here's Prince Edward last night in St. John's, Newfoundland

[Squidgy]

Thank you so much Humera - I knew I could count on you to find something on the visit! Lucky Edward - I'm sure he is having a grand time & enjoying some good ole Newfoundland hospitality!

[Alexandria]

Here is a press release I got about an event Edward and Sophie are attending. (And even though it has absolutely nothing to do with my magazine or related to anything I cover for my magazine, I am going!)

Media Advisory

For Immediate Release

HRH The Earl of Wessex unveils
provincial plaque celebrating the Toronto-Dominion Centre

Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at 11:15 a.m.

Location: Oscar Peterson Place at the Toronto-Dominion Centre
66 Wellington Street West, Toronto

Special Guests: Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex
The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, Chairman,
Ontario Heritage Foundation
John M. Thompson, Chairman of the Board, TD Bank
Financial Group
Peter Sharpe, President and CEO, The Cadillac
Fairview Corporation Limited
Phyllis Lambert, Founding Director and Chair,
Canadian Centre for Architecture

Photo Opportunity: Unveiling of provincial plaque celebrating the
Toronto-Dominion Centre and crowd walk-about by
Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of
Wessex.

Special Notes: The ceremony will begin at 11:15 a.m. and will last
approximately 45 minutes. Their Royal Highnesses The Earl
and Countess of Wessex will not be available for interviews. A special
secure area for credentialed media will be
located in front of the stage. Please register at the media desk for
entrance to this area. A background paper
highlighting the history and provincial significance of the
Toronto-Dominion
Centre is available on request.

Contact: Lori Theoret, Media Relations and Marketing
Coordinator
Telephone: 416-325-5074
E-mail: lori.theoret@heritagefdn.on.ca
Website: www.heritagefdn.on.ca and
www.doorsopenontario.on.ca

Designed by influential architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the
Toronto-Dominion (TD) Centre is a prominent example in Canada of Modern
architecture known as the International style. The International style,
often used synonymously with Modernist architecture, was named for its
applicability to different cultural and climatic conditions, implying a
universal design approach and esthetic that could be valid anywhere in
the
world.

The TD Centre is an important landmark that helped to stimulate the
appetite
for Modern architecture in Toronto's post-war construction boom. Its
influence can be seen in skyscrapers across the country.

The Ontario Heritage Foundation is a not-for-profit agency of the
Government of Ontario, dedicated to identifying, preserving, protecting and promoting Ontario's heritage. This unveiling is part of the Foundation's Provincial Plaque Program that commemorates significant people, places and events in Ontario's history. The Foundation has unveiled over 1,180 of these
distinctive blue and gold plaques.

- 30 -

[Squidgy]

Sounds fun Alexandria. It's nice that they will be doing a walk about, so you might get to see them up close & maybe even shake their hands. Perhaps you will be able to get a picture that you can share with us (hint, hint) since there doesn't seem to be too much media coverage yet! :) Enjoy!

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Thanks lots Humera.

[Squidgy]

Thanks HMQueenElizabethII for finding a picture for us! There doesn't seem to be much in media on this visit (maybe that will change when Sophie joins him later on).

Here's a little blurb from CBC PEI (http://pei.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/V...dward_20050602)

Prince Edward visits Jun 2 2005 02:21 PM ADT
CBC News CHARLOTTETOWN – Prince Edward made a short, but busy, stop on the Island on Thursday. The prince arrived at the Charlottetown airport around 10 a.m. for a six-hour visit. He started his visit at Charlottetown City Hall, where hundreds of people gathered to see him. Then he made his only public appearance at a 150th anniversary celebration in front of the fire hall on Kent Street. "It's a great pleasure to be back here again and renew my acquaintance with the Island after which I was named, I believe. At least that's what I tell everybody when I come here," the prince said with a laugh. He also visited the Charlottetown armouries for another anniversary celebration, this one the 130th anniversary of the P.E.I. Regiment. After that, the prince had lunch with 48 guests and the lieutenant governor at Government House. He then presented 28 gold level Duke of Edinburgh Awards. The award program recognizes young people between the ages 14 and 25 who set and achieve goals in personal skills, community service, fitness and wilderness expeditions. "We have approximately 200 participants in the program at the bronze, silver and gold level," Bob Moffat, president of the program on P.E.I., said before the ceremony. "Following today's ceremony at Government House, we'll have approximately 20 gold award achievers on the Island, which I think is just tremendous." Prince Edward is also visiting Saint John, N.B., Thursday to present more Duke of Edinburgh Awards. He'll be in Nova Scotia on Friday.

[Humera]

Originally Posted by Squidgy

Thank you so much Humera - I knew I could count on you to find something on the visit! Lucky Edward - I'm sure he is having a grand time & enjoying some good ole Newfoundland hospitality!

you're welcome Squidgy:)
Im expecting more media coverage once Prince Edward moves on to Ontario.
So far the national news shows haven't mentioned him. Politics have understandably monopolized the headlines.

[Humera]

Prince Edward makes brief visit to P.E.I. to meet with youth

CHARLOTTETOWN (CP) - Prince Edward, the Queen's youngest son, made brief working visit to Prince Edward Island on Thursday, meeting with young people and attending a couple of civic ceremonies.

"It's a great pleasure to be back here again and renew my acquaintance with the Island after which I was named, I believe," he said with a laugh. "At least that's what I tell everybody when I come here."

He started his six-hour visit at Charlottetown City Hall, where hundreds of people gathered to see him.
The Earl of Wessex then moved on to a 150th anniversary celebration for a local fire hall and the 130th anniversary for the P.E.I. Regiment at the Charlottetown Armouries.

The prince then joined Lt.-Gov. Leonce Bernard and 48 guests for lunch at Government House, where he presented 28 gold level Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

The awards program recognizes young people between the ages 14 and 25 who set and achieve goals in personal skills, community service, fitness and wilderness expeditions.

"We have approximately 200 participants in the program at the bronze, silver and gold level," Bob Moffat, president of the program on P.E.I., said before the ceremony.

"Following today's ceremony at Government House, we'll have approximately 20 gold award achievers on the Island, which I think is just tremendous."

The prince was also expected to visit Saint John, N.B., Thursday to present more awards.

He was also slated to be in Tatamagouche, N.S., on Friday, where he will meet more award winners, before moving on to Ontario.

The prince is expected to spend some vacation time at an undisclosed location in Ontario before leaving June 8.

Prince Edward started his Canadian visit on Tuesday in St. John's, Nfld., where he met about 300 teenagers involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

On Wednesday he presented about 140 Newfoundland teenagers with the award.

The 41-year-old prince was last in Canada in 2003, when he visited Ontario and

Saskatchewan.

http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/ne...ntent=n060251A

[Humera]

Prince Edward in Prince Edward Island

[liv]

Isn´t Sophie with him?

[Humera]

Originally Posted by liv

Isn´t Sophie with him?

i believe she'll be joining him later.
She has some engagements in Ontario province.


Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, right, applauds with New Brunswick Lt. Governor Hermenegilde Chiasson during a stop in Saint John, New Brunswick Thursday June 2, 2005. The Earl of Wessex presented gold level Duke of Edinburgh Awards at a ceremony in Saint John, which bills itself as Canada's Loyalist City. (AP Photo/New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, David Nickerson, CP)

[Squidgy]

Originally Posted by liv

Isn´t Sophie with him?

According to the Palace's website, Sophie will be arriving in Canada today. She will be here until the 8th of June. I imagine once she arrives that press interest will pick up.

[Georgia]

The Wessexes should get better press for all the hard work they are doing. You never hear anything about them, it's a shame.