1939 royal tour of Canada
The 1939 royal tour of Canada was a cross-Canada royal tour by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, lasting from May 17 to June 15, 1939, including a visit to the United States June 7–12. It was one of the first visits of a reigning monarch to Canada (in 1926, Queen Marie of Romania also visited Canada), and also the first time a British monarch had set foot in the United States. The royal couple visited every Canadian province as well as the Dominion of Newfoundland. The tour was an enormous event, attracting huge crowds at each new city.
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1939 royal tour of Canada
The 1939 royal tour of Canada was a cross-Canada royal tour by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, lasting from May 17 to June 15, 1939, including a visit to the United States June 7–12. It was one of the first visits of a reigning monarch to Canada (in 1926, Queen Marie of Romania also visited Canada), and also the first time a British monarch had set foot in the United States. The royal couple visited every Canadian province as well as the Dominion of Newfoundland. The tour was an enormous event, attracting huge crowds at each new city.
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George VI and Queen Elizabeth at the Château Frontenac in Quebec City, 1939
George VI and Queen Elizabeth greet visitors at the 1939 New York World's Fair
George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Winnipeg, 1939
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