It also comes five years after William and Kate made their first visit together to Canada. Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, relax after competing against each other in a dragon boat race at Dalvay-by-the-Sea, P.E.I., on July 4, 2011. "Having these very high profile tours cements the personal relationship between Canada and the monarchy," says Toronto-based royal historian and author Carolyn Harris. Opportunities to see William and Kate along with their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte in public are rare. "There'll be another visit I suspect by Prince Charles [next] year for the sesquicentennial and that will be more symbolic," says Fraser.

Source: CBC News September 23, 2016 09:00 UTC