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A favourite of children: The Queen Mother began the first full day of her five-day visit to Toronto with a morning visit (above) to Sunnybrook Hospital
A favourite of children: The Queen Mother began the first full day of her five-day visit to Toronto with a morning visit (above) to Sunnybrook Hospital

A favourite of children: The Queen Mother began the first full day of her five-day visit to Toronto with a morning visit (above) to Sunnybrook Hospital

Date6/24/1965
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Original Toronto Star caption: A favourite of children: The Queen Mother began the first full day of her five-day visit to Toronto with a morning visit (above) to Sunnybrook Hospital.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0122675F
A picnic-style reception: Once she got past the cluster of marshals, the Queen Mother found a warm, shirt-sleeved crowd waiting to welcome her as she began a five-day visit to Toronto
A picnic-style reception: Once she got past the cluster of marshals, the Queen Mother found a warm, shirt-sleeved crowd waiting to welcome her as she began a five-day visit to Toronto
6/23/1965
Officially signing in at City Hall yesterday, Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti began first full day of his five-day state visit to Canada. He t(...)
Officially signing in at City Hall yesterday, Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti began first full day of his five-day state visit to Canada. He t(...)
11/17/1977
First full day: Princess Anne had a gruelling schedule during her one-day visit to Kingston but her smile never failed
First full day: Princess Anne had a gruelling schedule during her one-day visit to Kingston but her smile never failed
11/13/1979
Queen for a day, Annette Marsh, who visits Toronto Western Hospital twice a week for kidney dialysis, had a surprise waiting for her yesterday when ho(...)
Queen for a day, Annette Marsh, who visits Toronto Western Hospital twice a week for kidney dialysis, had a surprise waiting for her yesterday when ho(...)
4/16/1980
Royalty-shy: Walter Borosa, 4, was just plain overcome at being presented to the Queen Mother when she flew in to Downsview yesterday at the start of her six-day visit to Metro
Royalty-shy: Walter Borosa, 4, was just plain overcome at being presented to the Queen Mother when she flew in to Downsview yesterday at the start of her six-day visit to Metro
7/3/1981
The Queen, whose planned summer visit to Canada had been delayed by the federal election, came in late September instead and stayed in Toronto for five days, living aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia
The Queen, whose planned summer visit to Canada had been delayed by the federal election, came in late September instead and stayed in Toronto for five days, living aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia
10/2/1984
100 Ukuleles serenade the Queen, On her first day in Halifax, Queen Elizabeth was serenaded by more than 100 young ukulele players during a visit yest(...)
100 Ukuleles serenade the Queen, On her first day in Halifax, Queen Elizabeth was serenaded by more than 100 young ukulele players during a visit yest(...)
7/13/1976
Ontario pavilion at Expo 67 was uncrowded yesterday so Princess Margaret and her husband, Lord Snowdon, had a leisurely look at it on the third day of their five-day Montreal visit
Ontario pavilion at Expo 67 was uncrowded yesterday so Princess Margaret and her husband, Lord Snowdon, had a leisurely look at it on the third day of their five-day Montreal visit
10/11/1967
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, charms her admirers yesterday at Queen's Park just as she did Canadians 50 years ago during her first visit. Althou(...)
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, charms her admirers yesterday at Queen's Park just as she did Canadians 50 years ago during her first visit. Althou(...)
7/7/1989
Airmen meet and remember. Group Capt. Leonard Cheshire, right, of the famed World War II Dambusters Squadron of the RAF visits with RCAF veteran Fred Brand in the veterans' wing of Sunnybrook Hospital yesterday. Cheshire, a Victoria Cross winner, has founded a World War Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief for which he hopes to raise $800 millions by Sept.3.
Airmen meet and remember. Group Capt. Leonard Cheshire, right, of the famed World War II Dambusters Squadron of the RAF visits with RCAF veteran Fred Brand in the veterans' wing of Sunnybrook Hospital yesterday. Cheshire, a Victoria Cross winner, has founded a World War Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief for which he hopes to raise $800 millions by Sept.3.
5/3/1989
Hospital visit: Vivien Jacobs, president of the Student Nurse Council at women's College hospital, presents a bouquet to the Queen Mother, while Dorothy Machan, hospital administrator, looks on
Hospital visit: Vivien Jacobs, president of the Student Nurse Council at women's College hospital, presents a bouquet to the Queen Mother, while Dorothy Machan, hospital administrator, looks on
6/26/1965
Usually somebody's daughter presents flowers to the Queen but this time premier of P.E.I. Walter Shaw hands a bouquet to Her Majesty. It was a busy day for Royal couple who dedicated $5;600;000 Fathers of Confederation Memorial buildings which commemorate Canada's birth. Visit is culmination of summer-long ceremonies which drew record number of tourists to the island province.
Usually somebody's daughter presents flowers to the Queen but this time premier of P.E.I. Walter Shaw hands a bouquet to Her Majesty. It was a busy day for Royal couple who dedicated $5;600;000 Fathers of Confederation Memorial buildings which commemorate Canada's birth. Visit is culmination of summer-long ceremonies which drew record number of tourists to the island province.
10/7/1964