Watch The Royal Visit Online

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The Royal Visit

The Royal Visit Online

  • Genres: Documentary
  • Release Date: 18/11/1939
  • Duration : 1 hour 27 minutes
  • Director: Frank Badgley
  • Production: ONF | NFB
  • Country: Canada

Overview:

This feature documentary offers a complete record of the 1939 Royal Tour of Canada by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The film opens as the royal couple makes a stop in Québec city, where Premier Duplessis greets them. They then visit Montréal and meet mayor Camilien Houde. A visit to Ottawa brings them to Parliament, where Prime Minister MacKenzie King is present. The visit continues throughout Ontario, the prairies, and western Canada. The Royal couple also makes a brief stop in Washington and meets President Franklin Roosevelt. They then stop in on the Maritime provinces before boarding a Royal yacht for the journey back to England.

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