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Canadians were thrilled when Prince William and Kate traveled across the country as newlyweds five years ago. Now, they will get a glimpse of the couple's young children, Charlotte and George, as they travel overseas for the first time as a family of four.
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The trip to Canada starting Saturday marks the first official overseas jaunt for 1-year-old Princess Charlotte. Her older brother Prince George, 3, is an old hand at royal travel, having already visited Australia and New Zealand on an official tour.
While the public will only see the children once at the departure on Oct. 1 and the media will only see the kids a few times during an eight-day visit, Canadians are excited about seeing them.
"That brings an extra level of excitement to the visit," Victoria Monarchist League of Canada member Bruce Hallsor said.
As newlyweds for their first official trip as a couple, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge won raucous cheers and endeared themselves to Canadian crowds with a skillful mix of royal pomp and playful informality. On this visit the royals will visit British Columbia and the Yukon after accepting an invitation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who will host them this weekend along with his wife Sophie.
Crowds of frenzied teenage girls greeted the princes in Vancouver, cementing William's status as a teen heartthrob. Eighteen years later, William arrives with a wife and family.
The children will not be with their parents as they are welcomed to Canada at British Columbia's ornate government buildings in the provincial capital of Victoria. And the kids will stay behind in Victoria while their parents travel.
Far from Victoria's marbled halls and manicured lawns, the royal couple will move to Vancouver on Sunday for a visit to the city's gritty Downtown Eastside, a dozen square blocks of poverty and addiction. They'll have tea with residents at Sheway, a support program for pregnant women and new mothers dealing with addiction and other challenges. William's mother Diana was on hand when Sheway's precursor opened in Glasgow, Scotland in 1991.
"I'm certain that's something that's present in William's mind," Hallsor said.
Sheway client Kelly Hamilton said excitement at the center is growing in anticipation of the royal visit.
"If I were picked (to have tea), I'd be very nervous, she said. "I wouldn't want to discuss my past addiction with the prince."
On Monday, the royal couple head by floatplane to the isolated coastal aboriginal community of Bella Bella. There, William will visit the now-protected, 24,711-square-mile (64,000-square-kilometer) Great Bear Rainforest. On Wednesday they'll visit the Yukon and Thursday the royals will be back in Victoria for a private children's tea party with military families.
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