Autumn Kelly set to be first 'native' Canadian royal

Canadian Autumn Kelly will marry Peter Phillips, the son of Princess Anne, in a service in St George's Chapel, Windsor, next Saturday. The service is set to be low key and light on pageantry in royal terms. Phillips is 11th in line to the throne. He has been able to pursue his own interests with relatively little media scrutiny for much of his life. That may all change, for a short time at least, as Kelly and Phillips have sold the much sought after story of their marriage to Hello magazine.

Visitors to London wanting to see pomp and pageantry need not have to wait until to the next royal wedding or big state occasion. Tourists can see the Queen's Life Guard at Horse Guards and discover which monarch formed the Guard and why with the Palace Trail mp3 guided tour. The two sentries on duty by the boxes, on Whitehall, form part of the Queen’s Life Guard which is charged with protecting the monarch when she is in London. The men of the Queen’s Life Guard are part of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. The final commentary point on The Palace Trail iPod travel guide is Buckingham Palace, where the Changing of the Guard Ceremony takes place. To make the most of your podcast guided tour look at our Where and When page to find out the precise times that the Changing of the Guards take place.



Obviously, Britain and Canada have long established ties. Autumn Kelly hails from Montreal and has renounced her Roman Catholic faith, so that her husband-to-be should not be debarred from ascending to the throne. Under the existing laws a member of the royal family would be excluded from the succession if they were married to a Roman Catholic.

North Americans in London can discover the sights with a Walk Talk Tour city guide. The Palace Trail begins outside Westminster Abbey takes in the New Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament, including Big Ben), Parliament Square, the Cenotaph and Downing Street. Listeners to the Palace Trail downloadable travel guide then take in Horse Guards - and Horse Guards Parade - before heading into Trafalgar Square, then under Admiralty Arch along the Mall, through St James's Park to Buckingham Palace.

Britain's great war leader, Sir Winston Churchill, was fond of Canada and her people. He described Canada as the "linchpin of the English-speaking peoples." Churchill was extremely quick witted, as listeners to the audio sample from the Palace Trail tour guide will discover.

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