Ottawa, Ontario (AP) – King Charles III will arrive in Ottawa on Monday, a visit that underlines the Canadian sovereignty to US President Donald Trump.
Trump repeated the suggestion that the US The attachment of his northern neighbor He called on Prime Minister Mark Carney to invite Charles to give a speech from the throne that would outline the agenda of his government for the new parliament.
The king is The head of state in CanadaWhich is a member of the British Community of former colonies.
The first Governor General Carney and Canada Mary Simon, representative of the King in Canada, greet the king and Queen Camilla, as well as the 25 -member of the Royal Canadian guardian of Dragoon, for which the king of the colonel is the king.
The presence of Charles and Camilly “At this key moment in our history is of deep importance,” Simon said on Monday in a statement. “It reaffirms a permanent constitutional bond that shaped a Canadian journey into a proud and independent nation.”
“Their visit invites us to think about who we are and to celebrate our different national identity,” she added.
In his statement, Carney said that the visit speaks of “the vitality of our constitutional monarchy and our different identity”.
It is rare that the monarch will deliver what is called speech from the throne in Canada. Charles’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, did it twice in her 70 -year -old government, most recently in 1977.
The Canadians are largely indifferent to the monarchy, but Carney has eagerly showed the differences between Canada and the United States. The royal visit clearly underlines Canadian sovereignty, he said.
After America gained independence from Britain, Canada remained a colony until 1867 and then continued as a constitutional monarchy with a British -style parliamentary system.
“We are different,” said former Prime Minister Quebec Jean Charest. “If you look at why King Charles reads a speech from the throne, then you have to recognize the story of Canada.”
However, the new US Ambassador in Canada, Pete Hoekstra, said that sending messages is not necessary, but the Canadians should advance from the 51. State conversation and tell Canadian broadcasting corporation that if the message is sent, there is easier ways to do it, such as calling or calling the President.
Royal historian Carolyn Harris expects Trump to notice visits because he repeatedly spoke of his admiration for the royal family. Trump could see how other Canada is from the USA
“It is a very significant history that returns to the waves of loyalists who settled here after the American Revolution,” Harris said. “And we will see the king in the Canadian context, accompanied by the Royal Canadian mounted police, surrounded by Canadian symbolism. This is very King Charles III in his role as Canada.”
The speech, which will be shown on Tuesday, is not written by the king or his British advisors, because Charles serves as a non -Startisan head of state. He will read what the Canadian government is in front of him.
“Charles can only negotiate with the approval of the AS Council of its Prime Minister. At the same time, it cannot act in a way that would throw any of the other 14 Commonwealth Reich under the bus.
The Canadians were not happy when British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expanded the invitation of a state visit to Trump on behalf of King at a time when Trump threatened Canadian sovereignty.
“This gesture was not amazed at them that it was simply because of the circumstances,” Carney said British Sky News. “It was a time when we were quite clear … About problems concerning sovereignty.”
The king recently showed support for Canada, including the depiction of Canadian military medals on the chest during a British aircraft carrier.
Upon his arrival, Charles drops the ceremonial first puck or the ball during the street hockey game. He will also participate in the community event and meet Carney. Camilla will also participate in the curse of the curse to become Canadian private councilors, lifelong appointment, which allows her to provide advice about the country to the king.
The king will return to Great Britain after Tuesday’s speech and visiting the Canadian National War Memorial.
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