Anti-Royalist protesters waved banners emblazoned with 'No Kings' and brandished a 'guillotine' as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Vancouver today.

The demonstrators formed part of the crowd which gathered outside the Immigration Services Society in British Columbia for day two of the Canadian tour.

Leaving their two young children with their nanny, Prince William and Kate arrived at the centre having taken a seaplane for the 35-minute Victoria to Vancouver trip.

However, while they were largely greeted by well-wishers, one group - thought to be part of the Young Communist League - used the opportunity to show their disdain.

The protesters formed part of the crowd which gathered outside the Immigration Services Society in Vancouver during day two of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's royal tour

Waving banners bearing the words 'No Kings No Landlords', the protesters stood among the large crowd as they objected to the British Monarchy and the royal tour.

One is believed to have shouted 'we should not celebrate the royals', while brandishing a makeshift mock 'guillotine' made from boards of wood and tinfoil.

Others masked their faces with hooded tops and scarves pulled up to their eyes.

Despite the objections, the royal family continues to hold Canada dear, with the Queen reigning as the country's sovereign since 1952.

The Commonwealth country is one of the Queen's 16 realms - nations where the monarch is head of state.

It became fully independent through the Constitution Act of 1982 proclaimed by Her Majesty and she became the second-longest reigning Canadian monarch - after King Louis XIV of France - on September 9 last year.

During her reign, she has visited the country a total of 27 times - more times than the total of all of Victoria's official foreign excursions combined.

One demonstrator is believed to have shouted 'we should not celebrate the royals', while others brandished a makeshift mock 'guillotine' made from wooden boards and tinfoil

The protesters gathered as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the Immigrant Services Society alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau

Meanwhile, William has also been a frequent visitor to the country famed for its beautiful wildernesses and outdoor life. In 1991, he joined Charles and his late mother Diana on a royal tour of the country.

He also visited as a 'shy teenager', before again returning with his wife Kate just three months after they married in 2011 – when they received a welcome befitting of international stardom.

Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau invited the Cambridges for the latest royal visit back in July and the politician and wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau who have three children - eight-year-old Xavier, seven-year-old Ella-Grace and two-year-old Hadrien – have already joined the royal couple for a number of events.

The liberal prime minister was elected earlier this month after ending almost a decade of Conservative rule in Canada, which is part of the Commonwealth.

The couple unveiled a plaque commemorating their visit to the Immigration Services Society

The Duchess of Cambridge waved to supporters who had lined the path alongside protesters

As a young child in the 1970s, Mr Trudeau met the Queen several times through his father, Pierre Trudeau, who was one of Canada's longest serving prime ministers.

Recalling their history, Mr Trudeau, now 6ft 2in, told the 5ft 4in sovereign last year: 'The last time we met you were much taller.'

The Queen told him it was 'nice to see you again ... but under different circumstances'.

Controversially, Trudeau's new government removed the Queen's portrait from its foreign affairs department lobby after the election, hanging two paintings by a Quebec artist in its place.

The ministry said the change, a move away from the monarchist symbolism of the previous Tory government, was intended to 'showcase Canada'.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met with young people and refugees who benefit from the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia New Welcome Centre in Vancouver

The Royal couple had earlier been greeted by hundreds of well-wishers as they arrived in the city on day two of their eight-day tour by seaplane in Vancouver Harbour (pictured above)

In a statement released during his visit to London, Mr Trudeau was visibly emotional as he spoke of his father attending the Queen's signing of the Constitution Act in Ottawa in 1982.

The leader's father, Pierre, governed Canada for more than a decade from 1968, was the fourth prime minister to serve during the Queen's reign.