BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history and Canada’s head of state, has died.
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In Canada, Louis St. Laurent was prime minister when the queen ascended the throne and became this country’s sixth sovereign since Confederation. She went on to meet almost every successive prime minister — at least, those who were in office long enough. There was a special moment in 2015 when she met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whom she’d met as a child decades prior, when his father was prime minister.
The queen visited Canada frequently, marking 22 official visits that included many extraordinary moments: She signed the Canadian Constitution in 1982, celebrated Canada Days, opened the 1976 Montreal Olympics, twice opened Parliament and read the throne speech, and the year before becoming Queen, merrily square-danced at Rideau Hall.
“My mother once said that this country felt like home away from home, for the Queen of Canada,” the queen, after six decades as the country’s head of state, said during a 2010 visit — her last to our shores. “I am delighted to report that it still does and I am delighted to be back amongst you all.”More to come.
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