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The royal family are always mindful about paying tribute to the members of the Commonwealth, and it's thought the brooch was a gift from King George VI to his wife ahead of their tour of Canada in 1939. It was first seen publicly on the queen in 1951, and later Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, wore it on her first official tour of Canada in 2009. Kate wore it three times on her own tour of Canada in 2011: at the Canada Day daytime celebrations with her cream Reiss dress and red maple leaf hat, at the evening celebrations on a purple Issa dress, and on a scarlet Catherine Walker coat when she and William departed the country.