King Charles has arrived in Canada for his first go to because the nation’s head of state.
The 76-year-old, who remains to be present process remedy for an undisclosed most cancers, landed in Ottawa shortly after 1pm (6pm UK time).
The King is about to attend a neighborhood occasion at Lansdowne Park, a 40-acre city park with a number of heritage websites, and a ceremonial tree planting at Rideau Corridor, the place he’ll meet with newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney.
Afterward Monday, Queen Camilla, who’s accompanying her husband on the journey, will likely be sworn in as a member of the Canadian Privy Council.
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King’s Canada go to: Why is it essential?
The royals hope their two-day go to to the Commonwealth nation will likely be “impactful”, in keeping with Buckingham Palace.
On Tuesday, Charles will attend the state opening of the Canadian parliament and set out the federal government’s legislative agenda in a speech, an honour often reserved to the governor basic.
He’s solely the second monarch, after his mom Queen Elizabeth II, to take action. The late queen delivered the speech on the state opening of the Canadian parliament in October 1957, her first go to to the nation as head of state.
Steven Guilbeault, Canada’s minister of identification and tradition, mentioned: “His Majesty’s delivery of the Speech from the Throne to open the 45th Parliament is a momentous occasion, one that brings Canadians together in celebration of our rich history, our democracy, and the institutions that serve us all.
“This go to provides a possibility to showcase the particular relationship between Canada and the Crown, whereas additionally highlighting the power, variety, and unity that outline us on the world stage.”
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King Charles met Mark Carney at Buckingham Palace in March. File pic: PA
The King opening Canada’s parliament was a “clear message of sovereignty” and “not coincidental”, Mr Carney mentioned after revealing that Canadians “weren’t impressed” by the choice of the UK authorities to supply Donald Trump an unprecedented second state go to to the UK.
Mr Carney mentioned the invitation Sir Keir Starmer handed to the US president earlier this 12 months “cut across clear messages” that the Canadian authorities was attempting to ship to the White Home in response to their threats towards Canada’s sovereignty, together with Mr Trump’s concept for it to be America’s 51st state.
