Royal associations Monarchy in Ontario

thomas leonard wells, ontario minister of education, 1973

those in royal family perform ceremonial duties when on tour of province; royal persons not receive personal income service, costs associated exercise of these obligations funded both canadian , ontario crowns in respective councils. monuments around ontario mark of visits, while others honour royal personage or event. further, ontario s monarchical status illustrated royal names applied regions, communities, schools, , buildings, many of may have specific history member or members of royal family; example, ontario has @ least 47 distinct features named queen victoria: 1 county, 1 township, 14 populated places, , 31 physical features. associations exist between crown , many private organizations within province; these may have been founded royal charter, receive royal prefix, and/or honoured patronage of member of royal family. examples include royal hamilton yacht club, under patronage of charles, prince of wales, , received royal designation queen victoria in 1891, , royal conservatory of music in toronto, which, though founded in 1886, constituted through royal charter king george vi in 1947.

the main symbol of monarchy sovereign herself, image (in portrait or effigy) being used signify government authority. royal cypher or crown may illustrate monarchy locus of authority, without referring specific monarch. further, though monarch not form part of constitutions of ontario s honours, stem crown fount of honour, , bear on insignia symbols of sovereign.