Duke and Duchess of Cornwall in Canada

September 16, 1901

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York arrived today in Quebec. They were given "a royal welcome" by "thousands of loyal subjects" who greeted Canada's future monarch and his wife. In his speech, the Duke, who is the eldest surviving son of King Edward VII, expressed grief over the death of the U.S. president William McKinley. Despite the day's celebrations, there was a "strong undercurrent of grief at the assassination of President McKinley and the deep-rooted sympathy for the bereavement of the American people."
All social functions for the ducal couple are canceled until after the President's funeral.
There is also talk that the Duke may go to Washington to attend the late president's funeral, although there is no precedent "for such a course," although the the idea will be considered by King Edward, "whose liking for the American people is well known."