Charles And Camilla: Fiona Claire

Canada Dept: No one expects Charles and Camilla to generate the kind of excitement that surrounded last year s visit by William and Catherine, who made Canada their first overseas trip as a married couple, but there is some hope this one will be a greater success for the heir-apparent and his wife, according to Globe and Mail. This time around, Camilla has her walkabouts down to an art. For her first appearance Monday at CFB Gagetown, she was wearing a blue and white hat to match her Bruce Oldfield-designed coat. By the time she arrived in Saint John, she was hatless and had changed into a sleek printed dress and tan jacket by yet another British designer, Fiona Claire. She sported the same outfit for her arrival in Toronto Monday evening and the three-day tour is Camilla s second royal visit to Canada, and an opportunity to make an impression after her initial visit with Charles fell mostly flat. The 2009 trip, which lasted 11 days and included four provinces, drew sparse crowds and was marred by anti-monarchist protests in Montreal. Officials chose well in beginning the Prince and Duchess s three-day tour of Canada in New Brunswick, where crowds poured out onto the streets under bright sunny skies. And clearly, the Harper government, which has made a point of promoting the monarchy, is pleased: As long as we keep doing events like this, the public comes out, I think there is a great deal of interest still obviously in the royal family, Heritage Minister James Moore said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.