ANNE TRIP BILL SNUB.Byline: JANE KERR Kerr , Walter 1913-1996. American playwright, writer, and drama critic for the New York Herald-Tribune (1951-1966) and the New York Times (1983-1996). In 1978 he won a Pulitzer Prize for criticism. , Royal Reporter PRINCESS Anne has had to make an official visit to Canada on the cheap because its government would not foot the bill, it was claimed yesterday. Organisers of the three-day tour said requests to use the Challenger jet which normally transports the Royal Family were rejected. Instead, private firms including Holiday Inn and several charitable foundations were roped in to raise pounds 50,000 for Anne's stay, which ended yesterday. She flew to Canada on Friday accompanied by just three assistants. Retired Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. army commander Gerry Coady said: "It's quite a downsized version, and we pick up the slack 1. (operating system) slack - Internal fragmentation. Space allocated to a disk file but not actually used to store useful information. 2. (jargon) slack here in terms of supplying her with extra people to do various things. "The federal government really could not help us at all in terms of bringing her over. So we did it ourselves." An earlier visit by the Queen to mark her golden jubilee jubilee (j  `bĭlē), in the Bible, a year when alienated property and land were restored, slaves were manumitted, debts were forgiven, and a general sabbatical year was observed in reportedly went pounds
900,000 over its pounds 2million budget, leading to a cash shortage for
her daughter's visit.
Anne went to Canada in her role as the honorary commander-in-chief of the Communications and Electronic branch of the Canadian Armed Forces, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Canadian government sources said the trip was considered private. But it is recorded as an official royal engagement in Buckingham Palace's diary. CAPTION(S): VISIT: Princess Anne |
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