Visit to Italy - November 30, 2019

December 01, 2019

The Governor General travelled to Italy from November 29 to December 4, 2019. As commander-in-chief of Canada, she participated in commemorative events hosted by the Government of Canada on the occasion of the Italian Campaign commemorations.

  • Governor General Julie Payette, wearing the Royal Canadian Air Force uniform, is waving to children holding small Canadian flags. The children are standing on the sidewalk.
  • Governer General Julie Payette, wearing the Royal Canadian Air Force uniform, is saluting troops..
  • Governer General Julie Payette, wearing the Royal Canadian Air Force uniform, is saluting troops..
  • Governor General Julie Payette is adjusting a poppy on the uniform of a member of the Canadian Forces.
  • Members of the Canadian Forces stand sentry at the four corners of the Pontecorvo Monument.
  • Governor General Julie Payette, wearing the Royal Canadian Air Force uniform, is delivering a speech at a podium at Pontecorvo Monument..
  • A female member of the Canadian Armed Forces is standing sentry at one corner of the Pontecorvo Monument.
  • Governor General Julie Payette, wearing the Royal Canadian Air Force uniform, is saluting in front of the Pontecorvo Monument..
  • Canadian aboriginal group Warrior Eagle is dancing in front of the Pontecorvo Monument.
  • A member of the Canadian Armed Forces Pipes and Drums Band holds a brass drum.
  • Governor General Julie Payette, wearing the Royal Canadian Air Force uniform, is saluting in front of the Canadian Plaque in Montecorvo.
  • Canadian Armed Forces Pipes and Drums Band performing in Pontecorvo.
  • Governor General Julie Payette, wearing the Royal Canadian Air Force uniform, is mingling outside with veterans.
  • Governor General Julie Payette, wearing the Royal Canadian Air Force uniform, is standing in front of the Governor General’s Horse Guards Monument, in Aquino.
  • Governor General Julie Payette, wearing the Royal Canadian Air Force uniform, is smiling, talking with veterans.
  • Governor General Julie Payette, wearing the Royal Canadian Air Force uniform, is posing for a photo with veterans.
  • Governor General Julie Payette, wearing the Royal Canadian Air Force uniform, is standing in front of a monument with the mayor of the city, in Cassino.
  • Governor General Julie Payette, wearing the Royal Canadian Air Force uniform, is laying a wreath at the Cassino War Cemetery.
  • View of the Cassino War Cemetery on a sunny fall day.
  • Governor General Julie Payette, wearing the Royal Canadian Air Force uniform, is seen from a distance, visiting the Cassino War Cemetery.
  • Governor General Julie Payette, wearing the Royal Canadian Air Force uniform, is seen from a distance, in the shadow of a tree, visiting the Cassino War Cemetery.