For the first time in eight years, Royal Family watchers in four Canadian provinces will be able to put down the magazines and get a real glimpse of Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, as they arrive for their official visit to Canada Monday.
Both big cities and smaller towns will be getting the royal treatment, but many of Charles and Camilla's activities will be visits with members of the military, including recent veterans of Afghanistan.
The couple will go on a whirlwind tour, visiting twelve cities in just 11 days.
Charles has been to Canada 15 times already, but hasn't visited since he stopped in Saskatchewan, the Yukon, Toronto and Ottawa in 2001. It will be his first official visit since his marriage to Camilla in 2005.
Their trip will culminate with Remembrance Day service at the National War memorial in Ottawa and a visit to CFB Petawawa later in the day to meet with soldiers.
But some protesters plan on heating things up at the couple's stop in Montreal, saying they will make noise to show they do not want someone representing Britain in Quebec.
A group called La Resistance Quebecoise says it will demonstrate because "Quebeckers have nothing to do with the British Monarchy," according to a statement written in French on the group's website.
"We promise to scorch the ears of the one in line to sit next on the English throne if he dares to put his feet in Quebec," he wrote.
A former member of the FLQ, Pierre Schneider said earlier this month that he expects "fireworks" during their visit. He refused to provide any details, but said there would be no violence.
Charles and Camilla will visit Cirque du Soleil headquarters in Montreal on Nov. 10, and will meet with veterans from Canada's mission in Afghanistan later in the day.
The couple will land in St. John's on Monday, where they will be greeted by Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean and Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Later that day and Tuesday, they'll head to smaller towns in Newfoundland where they'll attend the opening of a new housing project, and a wreath-laying at a war memorial. A group of children in a choir who were set to perform for the royal couple in Newfoundland have had to cancel after a swine flu outbreak in the community.
The couple will spend the middle of the first week in Ontario where they'll meet with Premier Dalton McGuinty, members of the military, open an agricultural fair, and tour a winery.
Then they're off to the Vancouver Olympic and Paralympic Village on Friday, as well as visiting patients in two hospitals.
The two will fly home from the Ottawa airport on November 12.
Prince Charles' mother, Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Phillip are schedule to come to Canada some time in 2010. Their itinerary has not yet been announced.
