 Louise became the first royal to take up residence in Rideau Hall , officially the Queen 's royal residence in Ottawa . However , the hall was far from the splendour of British royal residences , and , as each viceregal couple decorated the hall with their own furnishings , and thus took them when they departed , the <unk> found the palace sparse in décor upon their arrival . Louise put her artistic talents to work and hung many of her watercolour and oil paintings around the hall , also installing her sculpted works . Though the news that a daughter of the Queen would be viceregal consort of Canada first saw a " thrill of joy burst upon the Dominion " , it being felt that the Princess would be a strong link between Canadians and their sovereign , the arrival of the new governor general and his wife was not initially welcomed by the Canadian press , which complained about the imposition of royalty on the country 's hitherto un @-@ regal society . 
