The King, in a ceremonial sense, has reaffirmed his respect for and dedication to Canada, towards the tense backdrop of the commerce battle with America.
This afternoon, King Charles, who can also be Canada’s monarch as a Commonwealth realm, acquired the Canadian Usher of the Black Rod, Greg Peters, and the Speaker of the Canadian Senate, Raymonde Gagne, at Buckingham Palace.
The King handed over a brand new ceremonial sword to the Usher of the Black Rod, which was commissioned by the Senate to mark the change of reign.
It is understood that the King shared his profound private thanks for the gesture, and so they then spent round half-hour discussing matters of nice concern to all events, each nationally and internationally.
It hasn’t been confirmed if America was amongst these matters.
Whereas the assembly was “long-scheduled”, it comes at a fragile time, with Donald Trump implementing strict commerce tariffs and repeatedly speaking about turning Canada into the “51st state” of America.
Many have questioned whether or not Mr Trump, an ideal admirer of the King, realises that Charles is at the moment additionally Canada’s head of state.
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Donald Trump has repeatedly spoken about turning Canada into the 51st state of America
In February, on the sixtieth anniversary of Canada’s flag day, the King appeared to ship a delicate message of assist, writing: “On February 15, 1965, the red and white maple leaf was first flown on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
“Since that point, it has grow to be internationally recognised as an emblem of a proud, resilient and compassionate nation.
“For my own part, it is a symbol that never fails to elicit a sense of pride and admiration, as I recall with the deepest affection my many Canadian visits and friendships.”
It is one other instance of the King being on the entrance line of excessive stakes diplomatic points, after the press pack within the Oval Workplace have been proven the letter he despatched to Mr Trump providing him a second state go to, and his assembly with President Zelenskky at Sandringham – simply days after the Ukrainian President clashed with Trump.
In latest weeks, the King additionally held a personal assembly with Justin Trudeau at Sandringham earlier than he stepped down as prime minister.
