King Charles III's visit to Canada underscores its sovereignty to Trump

Trump's repeated proposal that nan US annex its bluish neighbour prompted Prime Minister Mark Carney to induce Charles to springiness nan reside from nan throne that will outline his government's schedule for nan caller parliament.

As successful Australia, nan King is nan caput of authorities successful Canada, which is simply a personnel of nan Commonwealth.

"This historical honour matches nan weight of our times. It speaks to our enduring contented and friendship, to nan vitality of our law monarchy and our chopped identity, and to nan historical ties that crises only fortify," Carney said successful a statement.

"Canada's spot lies successful building a beardown early while embracing its English, French, and Indigenous roots — nan national of peoples that forms our bedrock."

Carney and Canada's first indigenous Governor-General, Mary Simon, nan King's typical successful Canada, will shake hands nan King and Queen Camilla arsenic good a 25-member honour defender from nan Royal Canadian Dragoons, for which nan King is colonel-in-chief.

Charles and Camilla's beingness "reaffirms nan enduring law enslaved that has shaped Canada's travel into a proud and independent nation", Simon said successful a connection Monday.

"Their sojourn invites america to bespeak connected who we are and to observe our chopped nationalist identity," she said.

Canadians accent their differences from nan US

It is uncommon for nan monarch to present what's called nan reside from nan throne successful Canada. Charles' mother, Queen Elizabeth II, did it doubly successful her 70-year reign, nan past clip successful 1977.

Canadians are mostly indifferent to nan monarchy but Carney has been eager to show nan differences betwixt Canada and nan US. The King's sojourn intelligibly underscores Canada's sovereignty, he said.

After America gained independency from Britain, Canada remained a colony until 1867 and afterward, continued arsenic a law monarchy pinch a British-style parliamentary system.

"We are different," erstwhile Quebec Premier Jean Charest said.

"If you look astatine why King Charles is reference nan reside from nan throne, past you person to past admit Canada's story."

However, nan caller US ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, said sending messages isn't basal and Canadians should move connected from nan 51st authorities talk, telling nan Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that if there's a connection to beryllium sent there's easier ways to do that, specified arsenic calling him aliases calling nan president.

Royal historiographer Carolyn Harris expects Trump to announcement nan sojourn because he has many times spoken astir his admiration for nan royal family. Trump mightiness spot really different Canada is from nan US.

"It is simply a very unique history that goes backmost to nan waves of loyalists who settled present aft nan American revolution," Harris said.

"And we're going to seeing nan kKng successful a Canadian context, escorted by nan Royal Canadian Mounted Police, surrounded by Canadian symbolism. This is very overmuch King Charles III successful his domiciled arsenic King of Canada."

Royal invitation to Trump ruffles Canadians' feathers

The speech, which will beryllium delivered connected Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), is not written by nan King aliases his UK advisers arsenic Charles serves arsenic a nonpartisan caput of state. He will publication what is put earlier him by Canada's government.

"Charles tin only enactment pinch nan consent and pinch nan proposal of his premier minister. But astatine nan aforesaid clip he cannot enactment successful a measurement that would propulsion immoderate of nan different 14 Commonwealth realms nether nan bus. So it is finest tightrope to walk," said Justin Vovk, a Canadian royal historian.

Canadians were not happy erstwhile UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer extended a authorities sojourn invitation to Trump connected behalf of nan King during a clip erstwhile Trump threatened Canada's sovereignty.

"They weren't impressed by that gesture, rather simply, fixed nan circumstance," Carney told Britain's Sky News.

"It was a clip erstwhile we were rather clear ... astir nan issues astir sovereignty."

The King has much precocious been showing support for Canada, including displaying Canadian subject medals connected his thorax during a sojourn to a British craft carrier.

After his arrival, Charles will driblet nan ceremonial first puck during a thoroughfare lucky game. He will besides be a organization arena and meet pinch Carney. Camilla will besides participate successful a swearing-in ceremonial to go a Canadian privy councillor, a life assignment that allows her to springiness proposal astir nan state to nan King.

The King will return to nan UK aft Tuesday's reside and a sojourn to Canada's National War Memorial.

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