From healthcare to the elevator, the kingdom is planning a tour with the trivial details

When Prince William and his wife Kate arrive at the University of Calgary medical research center, elevator, they take?

If they would shake hands only at the reception veterans' at the Canadian War Museum?

If one of them must use the bathroom at La Maison Dauphine in Quebec City, where is the nearest and safest facilities?

When it comes to planning a royal tour, no detail is too small. They were conducted with military precision - ground plan, down-to-the-minute travel and menus are arranged in good time so that the long awaited trip runs smoothly.

Just ask Kevin MacLeod, secretary to the Queen and the Canadian federal government's coordinator for the royal tour. Careful planning is about maximizing their time with the Canadians who came to see them, he said.

"If five or 10 minutes wasted trying to figure out what the seating plan or what the elevator movement is that there are five or 10 minutes less opportunity for them to meet with Canada," said MacLeod, who has been involved with the royal visit since 1987.

One of the first decisions made in planning for the royal journey is the theme, he said. The theme of this trip is continuity: honoring the past while acknowledging the present and hope for the future.

Prince William and Kate - also known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - is set to arrive in Ottawa on June 30, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories and Alberta, before leaving on July 8 in California.

The locations and events they will participate, very carefully selected.

"When we go about structuring, it is not by chance," said MacLeod.

"Given that this is their first official visit to Canada, and as king and queen of the future, the Canadian government has felt very important that there is at least one stop in each country."

Richard Berthelsen, an expert on the royal tour, said the countries at least go to the visitors, but the host country.

"They are really what they want in Canada, where the royal family is situated in the country," said Berthelsen, who was involved with the Royal Canadian tour 1978-2002.

"There's a real feeling that this trip had an international impact These photos will be available internationally. And they have a huge influence in Canada for tourism, our international image."

After a line theme and selected areas, 80 to 90 percent of the actual programming decided by the provinces controlled by MacLeod, so there is no repetition.

"You obviously do not want to end up with 15 and 12 veteran barbecue event," he said.

The route is very fine-tuned for several months, and the British delegation's visit to go through step by step program. This is when the smallest details are scripted, including the elevator to take, like a toilet to use, and as delegates stood where.

Sitting plans for the event, convoys and helicopters are designed so that the site chosen for the official photographs at each event and the position of a coordinated media and transportation.

And when the time comes to do this time honed smooth, all involved do their best to stay on track, MacLeod said - even though they realize it can sometimes go the way of even the best laid plans.

During the Queen's visit to Canada last year, said MacLeod, nobody will dare him to hurry if he spends too much time on Walkabout 15 minutes scheduled. Therefore, there is always flexibility built into the itinerary.

"I will not go to him and said," Sorry Sir, the time is up you must move together .. "