Word: charlottetown
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Whether they do or not, the Cana dian government has laid on the most extensive security precautions in Canada's peacetime history. The Queen will visit only three cities: Charlottetown on English-speaking Prince Edward Is land, the Quebec capital of Quebec City, and the federal capital at Ottawa. As she sails up the St. Lawrence River aboard the royal yacht Britannia, frog men will check the hull for mines at every stop. During parades, she will ride in a closed, bulletproof limousine, and in Quebec City a fleet of armored riot-control trucks awaits...
...further precaution, the Queen's itinerary includes only two major public appearances: a children's rally in Charlottetown and a wreath-laying at Ottawa's National War Memorial. Beyond that, the Queen will attend 18 invitation-only functions, deliver two nationally televised addresses...