MONTREAL - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Catherine Middleton, will visit Montreal and Quebec City during their tour of Canada this summer.
The official itinerary has yet to be completed, but the royal couple will be in Montreal on July 2, then later in the day will travel to Quebec City.
At the Burgundy Lion pub, where everything English is celebrated, co-owner Toby Lyle is ready to roll out the welcome mat for Wills and Kate.
"I'd love for them to come down have some food, have a breakfast, have a pint," said Lyle.
Finding time for a pint may be difficult, since the royal couple's visit will be short.
Regardless, pub-goer Wayne Robinson will make an effort to see them.
"I think it's a fantastic thing for Canada and Quebec and I will bring my family and hopefully get a glimpse."
With the royal visit to Canada coming just two months after their wedding, interest in the newlyweds is sure to be high.
But in Quebec, interest in the royal family is not always positive.
Protests possible during visit
The St. Jean Baptiste Society claims that 80 percent of Quebecers fell the monarchy is no longer relevant, and Mario Beaulieu says he will use the visit to remind people of ancient grievances.
"The British regime never apologized for the deportation of the Acadians [from 1755 to 1763], the military repression of the Metis and the Patriot's war [Lower Canada Rebellion]," said Beaulieu.
"For us, they are not welcome in Quebec."
On Dec. 9, 2003, a Royal Proclamation was signed acknowledging, but not apologizing for, the wrongs committed during the Acadian deportation.
Meanwhile one of the province's more popular politicians is comparing the monarchy to parasites.
Amir Khadir, the lone elected member of the sovereigntist Quebec Solidaire party, says it is simply unreasonable for Quebecers to pay the security costs associated with royal visits.
Khadir also thinks having a king or queen as head of state is outdated.
"We cannot accept that some people that we call prince or princess or monarchs or queens benefit of privileges only because of a birthright," said Khadir.
"This is a parasitic system which we unfortunately trail with us since ancient times."
Protesters who attempted to pelt Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall with eggs as they visited Montreal's Black Watch armoury two years ago are promising to cause more disturbances in July.
Members of the Reseau de Resistance du Quebecois, who take credit for stopping a re-enactment of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, say they will protest the visit by Will and Kate.
Khadir says he will take part in as many street protests as his schedule permits.
This story has been updated since it originally appeared.
