TRENTON, Ont. - The Queen has expressed deep sadness at the deaths of two Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

The bodies of the two were returned to Canada today.

In a private message to their commanding officers, Her Majesty asked that her condolences be conveyed to their families.

The Queen is currently on a visit to Canada.

A military plane carrying the remains of Master Cpl. Kristal Giesebrecht and Pte. Andrew Miller arrived at CFB Trenton, in eastern Ontario, this afternoon.

Giesebrecht, 34, and Miller, 21, died Saturday when a roadside bomb exploded near Kandahar City.

The two medical technicians were serving with the Task Force Kandahar Health Services Unit.

A motorcade with their caskets will travel along the Highway of Heroes to Toronto, and the Route of Heroes in the city to the coroner's office.

With their deaths, 150 members of the Canadian Forces members have died in the Afghan mission that began in 2002.