For diehard monarchists, a front-row view takes strategy and commitment

It’s rarely by accident that you meet royalty. For many of the thousands who gathered to catch a glimpse of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in Canada, the journey to Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park on Monday required strategy, precise planning and oftentimes hours of travel – by car, by train and by plane. And even among this very enthusiastic group was a smaller group most devoted of all: Those who were in the very front row.