On Sunday, citizens in the southern regions of the Province of Alberta, by and large, welcomed with open arms a visit from members of the Canadian Royal Family. The Province was graced with a visit from Her Royal Highness The Princess Edward, Countess of Wessex and Viscountess Severn, and His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex, K.G., K.C.V.O., A.D.C.(P.) (more intimately known as Prince Edward, the seventh person in line to the succession of the Crown of Canada).
The Countess of Wessex toured various locations in Canmore, and inspected thirty cadets of the Canadian Forces, shaking hands and cracking jokes, at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Many of those at the events mentioned how easy the Countess was to talk to, despite their preconceptions that she would be hard to approach.
One person, Sarah Murphy (an air cadet), was informed that she would be taking the Countess on a tour of the biathlon range — Ms. Murphy was chosen to receive the Lord Strathcona Medal, as the most promising recruit in her class. The Countess presented her with the award, and Ms. Murphy commented how "it [receiving the medal from royalty] made it more amazing, something [she'll] never forget."
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The Countess of Wessex toured various locations in Canmore, and inspected thirty cadets of the Canadian Forces, shaking hands and cracking jokes, at the Canmore Nordic Centre. Many of those at the events mentioned how easy the Countess was to talk to, despite their preconceptions that she would be hard to approach.
One person, Sarah Murphy (an air cadet), was informed that she would be taking the Countess on a tour of the biathlon range — Ms. Murphy was chosen to receive the Lord Strathcona Medal, as the most promising recruit in her class. The Countess presented her with the award, and Ms. Murphy commented how "it [receiving the medal from royalty] made it more amazing, something [she'll] never forget."
Elsewhere, in Calgary, the Earl of Wessex attended the Spruce Meadows, an equistrian centre in Calgary, where he presented fifty-six persons with Duke of Edinburgh's Awards — and received loud sounds of approval from the audience, when he made a quip about being white-hatted, just as those who had visited the facility before him.[color=#bb0000 said:Sarah Murphy[/color]]How many people are going to get the Lord Strathcona medal from royalty?
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