GeoMinute: The future King Charles III goes scuba diving in the Arctic
In 1975, Prince Charles spent 30 minutes scuba diving under the ice of the Northwest Passage with Canadian undersea explorer Joe MacInnis. For MacInnis, diving in such a challenging environment revealed much about the character of the future monarch. Read more: https://canadiangeographic.ca/article...
The coronation affords a unique opportunity to enhance Canadians’ knowledge and understanding of the Crown in Canada and our system of parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. In recognition of this historic event, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society has produced a suite of multimedia resources offering Canadians a broader perspective on the Crown in Canada that focuses on King Charles’s connection to our country — past, present and future. See more: https://canadiangeographic.ca/the-cor...
Credits:
• Prince Charles visits Arctic Canada film footage. April 1975. Getty Images.
• King Charles III Canadian Coronation emblem. Courtesy of Heritage Canada
• Prince Charles dives under the ice in Resolute Bay, Nunavut. April 1975. Alamy Stock Photo/PA Image.
• Prince Charles with RCGS Honorary Vice-President Joe MacInnis, April 1975. Getty Images/Anwar Hussein.
This project was made possible in part by the Government of Canada.
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