The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will reflect on the dark legacy of Canada’s residential school scandal as they begin their tour of the country later
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Canada House in London last week before starting the tour. Pic: AP.
Prince Charles and Camilla are visiting the Commonwealth realm on a three-day trip to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Charles is expected to speak about the Queen's"profound affection she feels for Canada and its people", but there are also high expectations on the royal couple to acknowledge the treatment of indigenous people, especially through the state-sponsored residential schools system.More than 150,000 indigenous children were forcibly separated from their families in what investigators called"cultural genocide" in 2015.
Mr Fitzgerald said:"Throughout the tour, their royal highnesses will take the opportunity to continue to engage with indigenous communities."Both the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Earl and Countess of Wessex were greeted by campaigners calling for the Royal Family to
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