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CFB TRENTON, Ont. — The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will start the second day of their royal tour at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario, where the couple will meet members of the military and honour soldiers who lost their lives in Afghanistan.
Prince Charles is also expected to watch a search and rescue demonstration and visit military families while the Duchess of Cornwall will meet with a regiment — the Queen’s Own Riles.
The couple will also attend a commemoration service and participate in a wreath laying at the Afghanistan Repatriation Memorial near the base.
Between 2001 and 2014, 158 members of the Canadian Armed Forces lost their lives in Afghanistan.
Gov. Gen. David Johnston also announced this morning that the Prince of Wales has been appointed to the extraordinary companion category of the Order of Canada for supporting Canadian charitable activities as well as the men and women in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Later in the day, Charles and Camilla will visit Wellington Farmer’s Market in Prince Edward County, where they will meet vendors and artisans and stop in at a local winery.
