During the upcoming visit to Canada, King Karol III will deliver the so -called throne speech in the parliament in Ottawa – as the first British monarch for nearly 50 years. The BBC portal assessed that the “historical visit” of the British monarch will be “a news for Trump and the whole world.”
Key facts:
- Karol III will start his visit to Canada on Monday.
- Emphasizing Canada's sovereignty is one of the goals of the visit – says Reuter.
- Why is the king's presence important also for Canada relations from the USA?
The king of the United Kingdom Karol III – formally the head of the Canadian state – will start his first visit to Canada as a monarch on Monday. A day later, he will read in the parliament in Ottawa Expose of the government, or “Throne Speech”, and thus start the session of the new parliament. Usually, this speech is read in the parliament, a general governor, representing the British monarch in Canada. For the last time the head of state, then Queen Elizabeth II, presented the government expose in 1977.
The presence of King Charles III, which Prime Minister Mark Carney asked for, is interpreted as an expression of Great Britain's support for Canada, which the current president for many months USA He described as “51.”, and the border with the United States said that it was a “artificial line”.
“Message for Trump and the whole world”
The Reuters agency assessed that Karol III's visit to the ocean “will be spectacular, which aims to emphasize Canadian sovereignty.” – This is a great event for the king. I hope that Trump will understand it – the former Canadian diplomat Jeremy Kinsman said in an interview with the BBC. On Saturday, the BBC portal assessed that the “historical visit” of the British monarch will be “news for Trump and the whole world”, as well as “the way Prime Minister Carney to improve the relationship with Trump, who is a well -known fan of the British monarchy and its history.”
The British broadcaster portal reminded that Canada – unlike the USA – has never broken all formal connections with Great Britain. The BBC quotes the Canadian historian Carolyn Harris, who indicated that the nineteenth-century Canadian politicians considered loyalty to the British authorities to be “an important issue” because “they wanted to maintain independence from the United States.”
Source: PAP/EPA/Francis Chung/Pool
Karol III in Canada
The presence of Charles III is important for the government in Ottawa for one more reason. – Strengthening the relationship with the monarchy seals legitimacy, which goes beyond individual parties and the current political climate – assessed in an interview with BBC Justin Vovk, a Canadian historian specializing in history royal family. – Politicians come and go, and the monarchy stays – he emphasized.
Author/author: Wac // AZ
Source: PAP, Reuters, BBC
Source of the main photo: Andy Rain/EPA/PAP