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Maclean’s Interview: Canadians adore Queen Elizabeth. Her son? Not so much

Jun 23, 2017
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Updated: Jun 12, 2024


The investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales at Caenarvon Castle in 1969


My recent interview in Maclean’s Magazine concerns how Queen Elizabeth II and her son Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, are perceived in Canada. Canadians turning 100 are eligible to receive birthday greetings from the monarch. As journalist Aaron Hutchins and I discussed, the current generation of Canadian centenarians would prefer to receive congratulations from the current Queen rather than her successor for a variety of reasons including the shared experience of the Second World War.

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