In April 1998, Prince Charles along with William and Harry visited Vancouver as part of a Royal Tour to Canada. During his tour, Prince Charles made an appearance at St. Vincent's Hospital. On this occasion he met my Grandmother who was a resident there. He had a nice little chat with her as the picture shows. This was the first time anyone in our family had met with any of the Royals. This picture made it to newspapers across Canada and in the United Kingdom. She also made it on the CBC National and on the BBC. Some of her relatives in England actually saw her on television much to their surprise and delight. She was famous for a brief moment in her long life of 99 years!!!! Not bad for a lass from Yorkshire who came to Vancouver in the 1920s.
4 years later a different photo of Prince Charles' visit to St. Vincent's was used in a newspaper article in the Vancouver Sun questioning the B.C. Liberals lack of caring for seniors.
