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Royals to visit Kelowna

UPDATE: 3 p.m.

Heritage Canada has provided more details of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's visit to B.C. this fall.

The royal couple will be in Kelowna on Sept. 27. However, it's not yet known where they visit or how available they will be to the media and the public.

Here's their full schedule:

  • Sept. 24: Victoria
  • Sept. 25: Vancouver
  • Sept. 26: Bella Bella
  • Sept. 27: Victoria and Kelowna; Whitehorse, Yukon
  • Sept. 28: Whitehorse and Carcross, Yukon
  • Sept. 29: Victoria
  • Sept. 30: Haida Gwaii
  • Oct. 1: Victoria

ORIGINAL: 7 a.m.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are coming to Kelowna.

More details have been released about the royal couple's upcoming visit to Canada.

Kensington Palace tweeted Monday morning that Prince William and his wife, Kate, will visit Vancouver, Victoria, Bella Bella, Haida Gwaii and Kelowna in British Columbia as well as Whitehorse and Carcross in the Yukon.

It says the trip will take place between Sept. 24 and Oct. 1.

This will be the royal couple's second visit to Canada. Their first, following their 2011 wedding, took them to Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Charlottetown, Summerside, Yellowknife, Calgary and Slave Lake after that community was ravaged by a forest fire.

The then-newlyweds drew large crowds wherever they went, including a packed Canada Day gathering on Parliament Hill.

The visit was also seen as a way to engage young Canadians with the monarchy, given the perception of waning interest compared to that of older Canadians.

The couple's children, George and Charlotte, are reportedly slated to accompany their parents on their Canadian trip.



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