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The Canadian Royal Family is a group of people closely related to the His Or Her Majesty (HM) , His Or Her Royal Highness (HRH) , or sometimes The Right Honourable . The current Canadian Royal Family are members of the House Of Windsor , many members of which also comprise the British Royal Family . Members of the Royal Family in the direct line of succession owe allegiance to the Sovereign in right of Canada. As such, they are Canadian subjects, although not striclty Canadian citizens, and thus do not have an automatic right of abode in Canada, but are entitled to Canadian consular assistance, and to the protection of the Queen's Armed Forces Of Canada when they are outside of the Commonwealth Realms , and in need of protection or assistance. In a speech given at the opening of the Nunavut legislature in May, 2002, the Queen stated: "I am proud to be the first member of the Canadian Royal Family to be greeted in Canada's newest territory." {Link without Title} LIST OF MEMBERS This is a list of current members of the Royal Family, as taken from the official website of the Department of Canadian Heritage .
After the divorce of the Prince of Wales from Diana, Princess Of Wales , in 1996, Diana's name was removed from the official list of Royal Family members. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION As the Canadian Royal Family is comprised of almost all the same members of the British Royal Family, see British Royal Family for further information. FOOTNOTES |