Royal Visits
Regina has always had strong ties to the British Monarchy.
The name Regina was suggested in 1882 by the wife of the Governor General,
Princess Louise, the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria . She suggested
the name to honour her mother. Many of Regina 's streets, including Albert
Street , Victoria Avenue and Prince of Wales Drive, honour members of
the Royal Family. Even the local hockey team, the Pats, has a royal connection - they
were named in dual honour of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry,
the local regiment that fought so nobly in World War I, and Princess
Patricia herself (who was also the inspiration for the name of the regiment).
The first Royal visit to Regina took place in August 1882 when Princess
Louise and the Marquess of Lorne came through on the first passenger
train to the settlement. In all, Regina has been visited 24 times by
various members of the Royal Family. In 1906 Prince Arthur and the Duke
of Connaught visited Regina and placed the cornerstone for Regina 's
new city hall. Edward, the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) visited
in 1919 and again in 1927. In 1939, King George VI (father of the current
Queen Elizabeth II) and Queen Elizabeth (commonly referred to as the
Queen Mum) visited Regina as part of their much-celebrated tour of Canada
. Queen Elizabeth II has also visited the Queen City with her husband
Prince Philip; their first visit was in 1959, with subsequent visits
in 1973, 1978, 1985 and 1987.
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Title: Duke of Connaught at City Hall
Date: 1912
Retrieval Number: CORA-RPL-B-362 |
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Title: Duke of Connaught
Date: 1912
Retrieval Number: CORA-A-1626 |
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Title: Duke and Dutchess of Connaught , Princess
Patricia and Mayor Peter McAra
Date: 1912
Retrieval Number: CORA-B-804 |
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Title: Official Programme of the Visit of the
Governor-General
Date(s) of Creation/Date of Publication: 1912
Physical Description: 1 programme; 0.1 cm |
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Title: Official Programme of the Visit of the
Governor-General
Date(s) of Creation/Date of Publication: 1912
Physical Description: 1 programme; 0.1 cm |
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Title: Official Programme of the Visit of the
Governor-General
Date(s) of Creation/Date of Publication: 1912
Physical Description: 1 programme; 0.1 cm |
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Title: Official Programme of the Visit of the
Governor-General
Date(s) of Creation/Date of Publication: 1912
Physical Description: 1 programme; 0.1 cm |
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Title: Official Programme of the Visit of the
Governor-General
Date(s) of Creation/Date of Publication: 1912
Physical Description: 1 programme; 0.1 cm |
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Title: Welcome Arch
Date: 1919
Retrieval Number: CORA-RPL-A-201 |
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Title: Welcome Arch with a street railway car
Date: 1919
Retrieval Number: CORA-RPL-A-202 |
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Title: HRH The Prince of Wales at the G.W.V.A.
Home, Regina , Oct. 8 th 1919
Date: 1919
Retrieval Number: CORA-RPL-A-233 |
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Title: Gridlock for Prince of Wales' visit
Date: 1919
Retrieval Number: CORA-B-747 |
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Title: Prince
of Wales Visit
Date: 1919
Retrieval Number: CORA-RPL-B-328 |
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Title: Prince of Wales visit to Regina , Aug 26
th 1927
Date: 1927
Retrieval Number: CORA-RPL-A-141 |
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Title: Royal Welcome Week Official
Program
Date(s) of Creation/Date of Publication: 1939
Physical Description: 1 pamphlet; 1 cm |
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Title: Royal Welcome Week Official Program
Date(s) of Creation/Date of Publication: 1939
Physical Description: 1 pamphlet; 1 cm |
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Title: Royal Welcome Week Official Program
Date(s) of Creation/Date of Publication: 1939
Physical Description: 1 pamphlet; 1 cm |
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Title: Royal Couple in front of Legislative Building
Date: 1939
Retrieval Number: CORA-A-2016 |
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Title: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in a
convertible
Date: 1939
Retrieval Number: CORA-RPL-B-333 |
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Title: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
Date: 1939
Retrieval Number: CORA-RPL-B-67 |
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Title: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
Date: 1939
Retrieval Number: CORA-RPL-B-68 |
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Title: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with
RCMP escort
Date: 1939
Retrieval Number: CORA-RPL-B-69 |
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Title: The City of Regina Golden Book
Date(s) of Creation/Date of Publication: 1908-1972
Page Number of Scanned Image: p. 193 |
