Nov 9, 2009, 11:43 GMT
Britain's Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have been "crowned" in Canada - at an Aboriginal ceremony.
The future king and Camilla - on their gruelling 11-day tour of the country - were presented with crowns at a First Nations-themed dinner in British Colombia.
Charles said he was "enormously proud" at the ceremony when he was "crowned" with a cedarwood wreath by the region's Lieutenant Governor Steven L Point.
He told the prince - who looked regal with an Aboriginal cape around his shoulders and holding a carved wooden walking stick: "We are reaffirming the strong and special bond we have with Her Majesty, with England... a bond that I'm sure, after this visit, will only get stronger."
The prince told the crowd: "We shall remember the events of this evening with enormous pride."
Camilla beamed as she stood by her husband's side and was presented with a smaller weaved crown.
An onlooker said: "Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne for 60 years and this could be the closest the prince gets to being crowned for some time.
"They both looked thrilled to be honoured in such a way and afterwards chatted and joked with fellow guests."
First Nations is a term of ethnicity that refers to the indigenous Aboriginal people of Canada.
Yesterday afternoon (08.11.09), the pair attended an Anglican church in Victoria for a Remembrance Sunday service.
It is the prince's 16th tour of Canada and Camilla's first.
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