What Harry and Meghan could teach Canada (opinion)
4 years, 11 months ago

What Harry and Meghan could teach Canada (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Andrew Cohen is a columnist with Postmedia News, based in Toronto. Ottawa CNN — Stung by the tabloids, alienated from family and weary of royal responsibility, Harry and Meghan have come to Canada to start a new life. Some rhapsodized–like Toronto novelist Anne T. Donahue, who wrote that she felt good that the royals chose Canada in search of “a happy ending” to their “fairy tale.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, “You’re among friends, and always welcome here.” Tim Horton’s, the iconic, unexciting coffee chain, jokingly offered the couple free coffee for life. But when the New York Times tweeted that Harry and Meghan would bring “some razzle-dazzle to the sprawling, bone-chillingly cold country,” Canadians reacted coolly. The indifference around the royal couple’s plans reflects how Canadians see the monarchy, with a mix of detachment, reserve and insouciance.

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Quebec sovereigntists urge Canada to cut ties to British monarchy
2 years, 2 months ago

Quebec sovereigntists urge Canada to cut ties to British monarchy

Al Jazeera  

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Prince Charles in Newfoundland to start Canadian tour
2 years, 7 months ago

Prince Charles in Newfoundland to start Canadian tour

Associated Press  

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Harry and Meghan to lose their Canadian security next month
4 years, 10 months ago

Harry and Meghan to lose their Canadian security next month

CNN  

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‘Press free zone’: How a small Canadian community is welcoming Meghan and Harry and rallying to protect their privacy... even if the world’s media is not
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Press free zone’: How a small Canadian community is welcoming Meghan and Harry and rallying to protect their privacy... even if the world’s media is not

The Independent  

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Canadians petition for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to pay security costs: 'Part of giving up royal life is paying their own bills'
4 years, 11 months ago

Canadians petition for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to pay security costs: 'Part of giving up royal life is paying their own bills'

The Independent  

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What Canada REALLY thinks of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
4 years, 11 months ago

What Canada REALLY thinks of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Daily Mail  

Canada appears split over whether to welcome Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with the couple branded 'freeloaders' by some while others insist their residency will elevate the nation's status in the world. But they have less time for the rest of her family Readers battled it out in the pages of The Globe And Mail, with one writing: 'If they …

Harry and Meghan: Canada is discussing the couple’s security costs
4 years, 11 months ago

Harry and Meghan: Canada is discussing the couple’s security costs

CNN  

CNN — Discussions are ongoing in Canada over who will pay the costs of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s security for their proposed new life in the country, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau told a Canadian television station Monday that: “…there are still a lot of decisions to be taken by the royal family, by the Sussexes …

Meghan did not dial into royal crisis talks with Queen, source says
4 years, 11 months ago

Meghan did not dial into royal crisis talks with Queen, source says

CNN  

London CNN — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, did not dial into the crisis meeting called by Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, a royal source told CNN Tuesday. The meeting was held at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, some 100 miles north of London, and Meghan is currently in Canada, with the couple’s baby son Archie. In a statement …

Queen agrees to let Harry, Meghan move part time to Canada
4 years, 11 months ago

Queen agrees to let Harry, Meghan move part time to Canada

Associated Press  

SANDRINGHAM, England — Britain’s pragmatic queen brokered a deal Monday to secure the future of the monarchy, charting a course for Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, that allows them to live part time in Canada while still remaining firmly tied to the House of Windsor. The British monarch said in a statement that the summit of senior royals was …

Harry and Meghan could call Canada home. Do they even like hockey?
4 years, 11 months ago

Harry and Meghan could call Canada home. Do they even like hockey?

LA Times  

The possible migration of a man long known as prince and his formerly thespian wife to this land even colder than Minnesota is stirring great interest, passion and questions. But they did recently spend six weeks on Vancouver Island and said in their announcement that they planned “to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to …

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, returns to Canada
5 years ago

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, returns to Canada

CNN  

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