Prince of Wales visits Canada and U.S.

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.1.2: Canadian Writing and Culture (Anglophone): The Twentieth Century and beyond, 1900-present.
Vol. editors: Sarah Henzi (Simon Fraser University), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Glen Nichols (Mount Allison University), Wendy Roy (University of Saskatchewan), Denis Salter (McGill University), Karis Shearer (University of British Columbia)

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Diplomacy

Dates

Date of occurrence 1919-11

Places

Canada (Location)
United States (Location)
United Kingdom (Involved)

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In 1919 the Prince of Wales (who would later become Edward VIII) made a tour lasting several months of Canada and the USA. He arrived in Canada in August and toured Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, and in November travelled to Washington where he met the US President, Woodrow Wilson.

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