royals

I really like this photo called " Watching the royal watchers “, from Robin Kelsey. A great combo of colours, hats and cameras. Mixed with a bit of weariness and slight bemusement. Robin has one of Ottawa’s best photo blogs, Watawa Life . ...

Thanks to Arne Berg for sending along this great shot of Kate at Rideau Hall today. You can check out more of Arne’s photos here. (And in the interest of balance, if you can’t stand all this Royal Tour talk, check out these two Twitter feeds for a good dose Royal Smartass: @iscoff and @theodotblog ) ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/jcjf.jpg) The lady in the Canadian flag dress should see #4 below. Photo by [ Arne Berg ](http://yfrog.com/kjjcjfj) . Just in case you meet Will and/or Kate this weekend while they’re in Ottawa , here are some quick etiquette tips, adapted from the Canadian Heritage web site. ...

Royal watchers are already staking out their positions in downtown Ottawa, getting set to greet Will & Kate when they arrive later this afternoon. CBC reported that people were at the memorial as early as 5:00am . The RCMP is asking people not to bring tents to Parliament Hill if they’re going to camp out overnight. ...

I’m hoping this blog post will have cross-appeal to the relatively small segment of our readership who are philatelists, and to the apparantly quite large segment of our readership who are fans of William and Kate . Here’s the new Canada Post Royal Wedding Day stamp : ...

A fun video from the folks Ottawa Tourism . Will and Kate visit landmarks around Ottawa. They try Beavertails, sing the Canadian anthem, stand under the Chinatown arch, and get freaked out by the big spider in front of the National Gallery. ...

[  ](http://parliamenthill.gc.ca/text/newhillcam.jpg) Live shot of [ Parliament Hill ](http://ottawastart.com/hillcam.php) . Photo courtesy of the [ Government of Canada ](http://www.parliamenthill.gc.ca/text/camera-eng.html) . What are your plans for Ottawa’s biggest event day of the year? ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Will-and-Kate-in-Ottawa-J.jpg) More details were released today about the itinerary for Prince William and Princess Kate’s visit to Ottawa on July 1, Canada Day. They’ll be arriving at Parliament Hill at 12:07pm and watching the noon show, before doing a walk-about at around 1:45pm. ...

Here’s a list of public places where you can watch Will and Kate get married on Friday morning, April 29. If you’re hosting an event, send us a note at feedback@ottawastart.com or add your event details to the comments section below. ...

Great suggestions by Rose at The $10 Life for fun stuff that Will and Kate can do when they visit Ottawa in July. Forget the Changing of the Guard and the RCMP Musical Ride, how about: * A gold circle pass to the Ottawa Bluesfest. ...