1970 ROYAL TOUR -- QUEEN ELIZABETH II -- VISITS TO CANADA -- The first official act of the Royal Family's northern tour was performed by Queen Elizabeth II, centre, when she turns the first sod at the site where the new Anglican Cathedral will be built in Frobisher Bay (now Iqaluit in Nunavut), July 5, 1970. Others in the picture include Governor-General Roland Michener (second row, left), and Mrs. Michener, Rt. Rev. Donald March (speaking at microphone), Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Philip and Archdeacon D. H.. Whitbread. Prince Philip's arm is in a sling because of a polo accident. The Queen and members of the Royal Family are on a 10-day tour of northern Canada. Photo by John McNeill / The Globe and Mail.

Originally published July 6, 1970