Royal tour of Canada to allow Queen to watch self in 3-D
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will arrive in Canada on June 28 for a nine-day tour that will shuffle them past the HMCS Haida, the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Barenaked Ladies and Peter MacKay. But perhaps the most exciting item from yesterday’s itinerary announcement is Betsy and Phil’s visit to a Toronto production studio.
12:50 p.m.: Supporters of Canada’s film industry the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive in Toronto at Pinewood Studios for a luncheon hosted by the Province of Ontario and a tour of Canada’s largest film and television production complex and the third largest film studio in North America after Los Angeles and New York. Deepa Mehta, the acclaimed Canadian film director, explains a current project to Her Majesty and His Royal Highness, and they watch a scene being shot in 3-D. Her Majesty also views footage of her 1953 coronation that was shot in 3-D.
How fortuitous that the royal cinematographers had the wherewithal to shoot the whole event in 3-D. Perhaps for her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, royal avatars will be able to visit Commonwealth countries, allowing the actual Queen to avoid having to do things like talk to Stephen Harper.
• Itinerary for 2010 Royal Tour of Canada [Government of Canada]
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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will arrive in Canada on June 28 for a nine-day tour that will shuffle them past the HMCS Haida, the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Barenaked Ladies and Peter MacKay. But perhaps the most exciting item from yesterday's itinerary announcement is Betsy and Phil's visit to a Toronto production studio.
12:50 p.m.: Supporters of Canada’s film industry the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive in Toronto at Pinewood Studios for a luncheon hosted by the Province of Ontario and a tour of Canada's largest film and television production complex and the third largest film studio in North America after Los Angeles and New York. Deepa Mehta, the acclaimed Canadian film director, explains a current project to Her Majesty and His Royal Highness, and they watch a scene being shot in 3-D. Her Majesty also views footage of her 1953 coronation that was shot in 3-D.
How fortuitous that the royal cinematographers had the wherewithal to shoot the whole event in 3-D. Perhaps for her Diamond Jubilee in 2012, royal avatars will be able to visit Commonwealth countries, allowing the actual Queen to avoid having to do things like talk to Stephen Harper.
• Itinerary for 2010 Royal Tour of Canada [Government of Canada]){kind=link}
It’s time for people to wake up from the hyponosis that the so-called royal family deserves respect. For all the good these people do, they should be scrubbing toilets for eternity. Ask yourselves if, with all their wealth and power, do they ever relieve anything about the human condition. With their resources they could clean up the Gulf oil spill within a week. But they never do good things, really. Stop giving them respect. They don’t deserve it.
What a ridiculous comment by maggie! Almost all members of the royal family devote their lives to serving their countries (The UK, Canada, Australia, NZ, etc. etc.). They attend thousands of events every year to raise awareness for good causes and to thank and congratulate people who do good work in obscurity. Furthermore, while some of their work expenses are reimburssed by the government, no royal receives a salary. They’re volunteers! I think its funny when people complain about their wealth. They are nowhere near as rich as the world’s great corporate tycoons, and those people offer a whole lot less back to their countries. Indeed, if the royals were removed from their positions, I suppose they could move their private money to Switzerland and lie around on a beach in the Caribbean every day. Well thought out maggie!
Tremendous to have the Queen back home. A positive experince for all.
I agrre with maggie, I think Canada is old enough to stand on our own. She doen’t have a job anymore in England .. and I don’t think the Brits like her anymore… So I wish she would stay home in Britain forever. Enough is enough we already spent enough money with these G8 and G20 meetings… forget the queen and give those police officers a break for god sake.