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Charles, Camilla to begin Canadian tour

Last Updated: Sunday, November 1, 2009 | 11:56 PM ET

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Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, shown in this file photo, were set to arrive in St. John's, N.L., on Monday before heading to Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec during an 11-day royal tour. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla begin an 11-day royal tour of Canada on Monday.

The visit, their first as a married couple, includes stops in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. They are scheduled to visit 12 cities and communities from Nov. 2 to Nov. 12.

The royal couple's tour of the country comes at a time when a recent survey obtained last week by CBC News indicated that a majority of Canadians felt the constitutional monarchy is out of step with the times, and that only one-quarter agreed Prince Charles was ahead of the times.

The couple will begin the royal tour in Newfoundland on Monday afternoon, and they will be greeted by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean and Premier Danny Williams in St. John's.

While in the province, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will visit other areas, including Cupids which celebrates its 400th anniversary in 2010 and in Brigus, home of Arctic explorer Capt. Robert Bartlett, who died in 1946.

Beginning Wednesday, the couple will visit Ontario with stops in Toronto, Hamilton and Niagara-on-the-Lake. They will, among other things, meet with Premier Dalton McGuinty, tour Dundurn Castle in Hamilton and Niagara College Teaching Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

In British Columbia, the couple will visit Victoria and Vancouver beginning Friday. In Victoria, they will meet Premier Gordon Campbell at the legislature. In Vancouver, their tour will include a visit to Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Village on Saturday morning, a stop at a cancer care clinic and a seminar on sustainable development at Simon Fraser University.

During the last leg of the royal tour, the couple will visit Ottawa and Montreal. The couple will meet with Jean, Harper and Opposition Leader Michael Ignatieff followed by a meeting with Premier Jean Charest.

Their visit in eastern Ontario and Quebec will include the Cirque du Soleil and the Biodome in Montreal as well as the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa on Remembrance Day and Rideau Hall for a tree planting ceremony before departing on Nov. 12.

This visit will be Charles's 16th tour of Canada and Camilla's first official visit.

The Queen and Prince Philip are scheduled to visit Canada in 2010. They last came to Canada in 2005.

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