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Royals wrap up B.C. visit at CFB Esquimalt

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will wrap up their four-day visit to the West Coast at the Esquimalt Canadian Forces base west of Victoria on Monday morning.

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will wrap up their four-day visit to the West Coast at the EsquimaltCanadian Forcesbase west ofVictoria on Monday morning.

They will attend a celebration honouring the Canadian navy, which marks its 100th anniversary in 2010, and fly to Ottawa in the afternoon.

The western leg of their Canadian visit started on Friday with a soggy welcome at the B.C. legislature. They then spent a rainySaturday in Vancouver checking out the Olympic Village, some health care clinics, the VanDusen Botanical Garden and a sustainability conference hosted by Simon Fraser University.

On Sunday,the royal coupleattended a service at Victoria's Christ Church Anglican Cathedral before taking the rest of the day off from official functions.

The couple will arrive back in the national capital in time for a reception on Monday night and willtake part inRemembrance Day ceremonies Wednesday before flying back to Britain on Thursday.

With files from The Canadian Press