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  • The Governor General and a man stand on either side of a table that features medals, decorations and a certificate.

    Governor General invested in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, was invested as a Dame of Justice in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and was installed as Prior of the Priory of Canada.  

  • National flags are lined up in a row between two Canadian flags.

    Presentation of Letters of Credence

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed four new heads of mission to Canada during a formal presentation ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Mary Simon reads the Throne speech in the Senate. She is wearing a navy blue ensemble.

    Speech from the Throne

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, delivered the Speech from the Throne to formally open the first session of the 44th Parliament of Canada.

  • The Governor General and the President of Kosovo pose for a photo. Behind them are flags from Canada and Kosovo. Both are wearing masks.

    Meeting with the President of the Republic of Kosovo

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, met with Her Excellency Dr. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, President of the Republic of Kosovo.

  • The Governor General and Mr. Fraser lay their poppies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National Remembrance Day Ceremony.

    Remembrance Day 2021

    Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser, attended this year’s National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

  • The Governor General and a man stand on either side of a table that features medals, decorations and a certificate.

    Governor General invested in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, was invested as a Dame of Justice in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and was installed as Prior of the Priory of Canada.  

  • National flags are lined up in a row between two Canadian flags.

    Presentation of Letters of Credence

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed four new heads of mission to Canada during a formal presentation ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Mary Simon reads the Throne speech in the Senate. She is wearing a navy blue ensemble.

    Speech from the Throne

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, delivered the Speech from the Throne to formally open the first session of the 44th Parliament of Canada.

  • The Governor General and the President of Kosovo pose for a photo. Behind them are flags from Canada and Kosovo. Both are wearing masks.

    Meeting with the President of the Republic of Kosovo

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, met with Her Excellency Dr. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, President of the Republic of Kosovo.

  • The Governor General and Mr. Fraser lay their poppies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National Remembrance Day Ceremony.

    Remembrance Day 2021

    Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser, attended this year’s National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.

  • The Governor General and a man stand on either side of a table that features medals, decorations and a certificate.

    Governor General invested in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, was invested as a Dame of Justice in the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and was installed as Prior of the Priory of Canada.  

  • National flags are lined up in a row between two Canadian flags.

    Presentation of Letters of Credence

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed four new heads of mission to Canada during a formal presentation ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Governor General Mary Simon reads the Throne speech in the Senate. She is wearing a navy blue ensemble.

    Speech from the Throne

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, delivered the Speech from the Throne to formally open the first session of the 44th Parliament of Canada.

  • The Governor General and the President of Kosovo pose for a photo. Behind them are flags from Canada and Kosovo. Both are wearing masks.

    Meeting with the President of the Republic of Kosovo

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, met with Her Excellency Dr. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, President of the Republic of Kosovo.

  • The Governor General and Mr. Fraser lay their poppies at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National Remembrance Day Ceremony.

    Remembrance Day 2021

    Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser, attended this year’s National Remembrance Day Ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.