Prince Harry makes trip to Canada ahead of Remembrance Day

Prince Harry is coming to Canada this week.

On Monday, the Duke of Sussex’s office announced that he’ll be travelling to Toronto for a series of events ahead of Remembrance Day, Nov. 11.

Remembrance Day, known as Veterans Day in the U.S., where Prince Harry and his family now live, falls on a Tuesday this year. In Britain, the event is Remembrance Sunday and is observed on the second Sunday of the month, which is Nov. 9 this year.

According to People magazine and other sources, the prince will participate in a series of events on Wednesday to support the Canadian Armed Forces and the veterans community. This will include a private lunch during which international veterans’ issues will be discussed.

That night, he will head to a private fundraiser for The HALO Trust, the landmine-clearing charity that attracted global coverage thanks to the support of the prince’s late mother, Princess Diana.

On Thursday, Prince Harry is set to visit the Veterans Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. The hub is one of Canada’s largest care facilities for veterans and provides long-term, complex hospital care to over 150 veterans from the Second World War and the Korean War.

The prince will meet there with Dr. Andy J. Smith, president and CEO of Sunnybrook, and with veterans and medical, therapeutic and care professionals. He also plans to visit the Creative Arts room, where he will meet with veterans who have painted and decorated helmets to be auctioned off at a charity dinner that evening.

The dinner will be attended by members of the Canadian Armed Forces, veterans, government representatives and business leaders.

Sunnybrook’s art therapy program uses creative media, including art and music, to provide cultural, spiritual and emotional support to veterans’ physical and mental health.

News of the visit comes as Harry’s brother, William, the Prince of Wales, is in Rio de Janeiro for the Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony, which takes place on Wednesday, the same day Harry arrives in Canada. Earthshot is a global environmental award that was launched in 2020 by William and the natural historian David Attenborough.

William arrived in Brazil on Monday for a busy week of activities tied to the prestigious prize, which aims to inspire solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.

The Royal Family has been in the news over the past week since it was revealed that King Charles III had stripped his brother Andrew of his royal titles and residence . Formerly known as His Royal Highness Prince Andrew, the King’s brother is now referred to merely as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the royals’ family name.

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