Montreal Chest Institute: A majestic beginning

With King Edward VII's determination to fight tuberculosis and funding from the Burland family, theRoyal Edward Institute, the institution that wouldeventually become the Montreal Chest Institute,opened on October 21,1909.

The chair of the Montreal Chest Institute Foundation reveals the stunning story of how the King took part in the facility's opening ceremony despite the fact that he wasthousands of miles away in Sussex, England.

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Foundation chair Joan Ivory tells the story of the elaborate ceremony for the opening of the Royal Edward Institute in 1909.

• Part 1:A majestic beginning
• Part 2: The envy of the Empire
• Part 3:Rich in history
• Part 4: No place like home
• Part 5:A Final Goodbye