How a surprise visit with King Charles gave these Canadian women a ‘top of the mountain’ moment [Video]

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They had just finished their own private tour of Buckingham Palace and were still there having tea when the ornate doors at the far end of the well-appointed room opened up.

Seventy years earlier, a formative trip had taken the dozen Canadian women — as wide-eyed 17-year-olds — to England at the time of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation. 

Now, as women in their late 80s, they were back in London to retrace their steps from 1953. They were surprised to see Elizabeth’s eldest son — now King Charles — coming over to greet them.

It was a “top of the mountain” moment, said Carol Shipley, who was asked by the King’s secretary to introduce Charles to her travel companions.

“I think he’s about five-foot-nine, I’m not sure. But I liked the fact that he wasn’t …