Legally, as head of state, the Queen is no more a foreigner here than she is in the United Kingdom. But of course, in a practical sense, she is an Englishwoman who resides far, far away, which makes her a foreigner, as republicans like to say. But in another very practical sense, and one that too many republicans refuse to acknowledge, she has such a deep connection with this country that to call her a foreigner seems quite false. Canada is - as the Queen says during what others describe as visits - her home.
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