When King Charles III and Queen Camilla visit Canada later this month for the monarch’s reading of the speech from the throne, it will kick off two days of pomp and ceremony across the capital.
The King’s visit will mark the third time a British and Canadian monarch has read the speech from the throne in Canada, with Queen Elizabeth ll having delivered the speech in 1957 and 1977.
Arriving at Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa on May 26 at about 1:15 p.m. ET, King Charles and Queen Camilla will be greeted by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his wife, Diana Fox Carney.
Also present at the airport will be Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak; Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami; and Victoria Pruden, Métis National Council president.
The royal couple will also be greeted by an honour guard of 25 …