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In Canada, British royals had conducted their tours by train
since the Prince of Wales's highly touted visit in 1860. Even
after Confederation, the royals still intrigued many Canadians.
The visits of the Duke of York in 1901, and the Duke of
Connaught in 1906, were popular with the public. But the Royal
Tour of 1939, by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, took Canada
by storm. Grand Trunk Railway, 1906, cover and title page
Excerpt of a silent film showing the visit of King George VI and
Queen Elizabeth to Toronto, May 22, 1939 (running time: 1 m, 8
s) Canadian Pacific Railway, 1939, cover and frontispiece It was
the first visit to Canada by a reig