History

Government House

Famous Visitors

Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) in 1919; the Duke of Kent in 1919; and with the Prince of Wales in 1941; Duke of Edinburgh several times; John Philip Sousa; Gracie Fields; Sarah Bernhardt; King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939 (see "Manitoba Room"); Queen Elizabeth, first as Princess in 1951, then as Queen in 1959, 1970 and 1986; also all her children including the Duke and Duchess of York and Prince Edward twice in recent years; Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon in 1972 and 1974; Princess Alexandra; Lord and Lady Baden Powell; Billy Graham; Margaret Laurence; many Ambassadors and High Commissioners; Rosalynn Carter; Bill Cosby (see "Salon III"); all Governor Generals; and many other famous visitors too numerous to list.