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Prince Harry is British royalty, but Canada’s immigration system is likely to treat him as a commoner

January 14, 2020 at 3:47 p.m. EST
A tourist holds a Union flag umbrella outside Buckingham Palace in London on Jan. 14. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)

TORONTO — Elizabeth II holds many titles — among them, Queen of Canada. Canadians see her face on coins, and the government says she's made more royal tours here than in any other Commonwealth country.

But if her grandson moves to Canada, he is likely to find himself facing the country’s immigration process as a commoner, like anyone else.