Visitors can click onto the online Book of Condolence at the Royal Website. A Condolence Book has also been opened at St. James's Palace.
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien issued a statement in Ottawa following the news of the death of Her Royal Highness. The statement read:
"I was very saddened to learn that Her Royal Highness had passed away. Princess Margaret was well-known to Canadians and admired for her tireless advocacy on behalf of youth, children and the care of the sick. Indeed, one of her lasting legacies in Canada is the Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto, one the leading centres of cancer research in the world.Her Royal Highness also favoured Canadians often with her company, paying us 11 visits during which she travelled to every region of Canada. I had the great privilege of meeting her and was deeply impressed by her grace, style and sense of compassion.
The news is doubly sad for the Royal Family coming the very week that we marked the Queen's Golden Jubilee accession to the throne. Aline joins me in extending our deepest sympathies to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, to the Royal Family and to the people of the United Kingdom."
John Aimers, Dominion Chairman of the Monarchist League of Canada, issued an appreciation of Princess Margaret's life in the following statement on behalf of members:
News of the death of Her Royal Highness The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, saddens Canadians, who today join with the Queen and Queen Mother in sorrow, and pause to remember with grateful affection her life of service and sacrifice to Queen and Commonwealth.One of the two "Little Princesses" during World War II, Margaret Rose's childhood and her vivacious charm will be recalled by many of an older generation. As she emerged to womanhood during the late 1940's and the 1950's, it may now be hard for younger Canadians to conceive of the glamourous image Margaret enjoyed, and of the enormous popularity accorded the Princess as she represented the Queen in carrying out Royal Duties across the globe. At the same time, HRH attracted much sympathy when, out of a profound sense of responsibility to the Throne and to the prevailing morality of a sterner era, she renounced the happiness she
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