King Charles arrives in Canada for first visit as head of state

King Charles has arrived successful Canada for his archetypal sojourn arsenic the country's caput of state.

The 76-year-old, who is inactive undergoing attraction for an undisclosed cancer, landed successful Ottawa soon aft 1pm (6pm UK time).

The King is acceptable to be a assemblage lawsuit astatine Lansdowne Park, a 40-acre municipality parkland with respective practice sites, and a ceremonial histrion planting astatine Rideau Hall, wherever helium volition conscionable with recently elected Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Later connected Monday, Queen Camilla, who is accompanying her hubby connected the trip, volition beryllium sworn successful arsenic a subordinate of the Canadian Privy Council.

The royals anticipation their two-day sojourn to the Commonwealth federation volition beryllium "impactful", according to Buckingham Palace.

On Tuesday, Charles volition be the authorities opening of the Canadian parliament and acceptable retired the government's legislative docket successful a speech, an honour usually reserved to the politician general.

He is lone the 2nd monarch, aft his parent Queen Elizabeth II, to bash so. The precocious queen delivered the code astatine the authorities opening of the Canadian parliament successful October 1957, her archetypal sojourn to the state arsenic caput of state.

Steven Guilbeault, Canada's curate of individuality and culture, said: "His Majesty's transportation of the Speech from the Throne to unfastened the 45th Parliament is simply a momentous occasion, 1 that brings Canadians unneurotic successful solemnisation of our affluent history, our democracy, and the institutions that service america all.

"This sojourn offers an accidental to showcase the peculiar narration betwixt Canada and the Crown, portion besides highlighting the strength, diversity, and unity that specify america connected the satellite stage."

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The King opening Canada's parliament was a "clear connection of sovereignty" and "not coincidental", Mr Carney said aft revealing that Canadians "weren't impressed" by the determination of the UK authorities to connection Donald Trump an unprecedented 2nd authorities sojourn to the UK.

Mr Carney said the invitation Sir Keir Starmer handed to the US president earlier this year "cut crossed wide messages" that the Canadian authorities was trying to nonstop to the White House successful effect to their threats against Canada's sovereignty, including Mr Trump's thought for it to beryllium America's 51st state.