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Prince Andrew visits Toronto public school CTV.ca News Staff Hundreds of public school students lined up in Toronto Monday to greet Prince Andrew, who was visiting a school named after his grandfather. Students at the Regent Park Duke of York Public School had been preparing for the royal visit for the last two weeks, participating in a quiz and a story writing contest. On Sunday, the Duke of York was in good spirits when he met with soldiers at CFB Borden. Dressed in a combat uniform, Prince Andrew traded stories with the troops and even joked about the miserable weather. Andrew, who served in the Royal Navy from 1979 to 2001, is the Colonel-in-Chief of the Queen's York Rangers, a Canadian militia cavalry regiment. He made the trip to Trenton to visit his regiment and inspect the troops. He watched the soldiers conduct training exercises, and toured several locations throughout the base. The visit wrapped up with a lunch in the field of barbecued steaks and sausages. Prince Andrew, the Queen's second oldest son, has been in Canada for a week. In an unrelated story, media in the United Kingdom reported that a royal protection squad officer had been suspended from his armed duties after he accidentally fired a shot while unloading his gun while on duty as Prince Andrew's home. The Guardian newspaper, citing a Sunday newspaper, said the Duke of York dove for cover after hearing the shot. The bullet reportedly went through the desk and a wall and embedded itself in another wall across from the corridor. No one was hurt in the April 25th incident.
The visit had been planned and known for weeks. |
