King Charles III will open the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday in a historic ceremony, amid President Donald Trump‘s repeatedly threats to annex its neighbor.
Charles, 76, will be the first British monarch to give the speech from the country’s legislature in 50 years, after Queen Elizabeth II gave an address in 1977.
What To Know
- This is Charles’ first visit to Canada as head of state as the British monarchy makes a public show of support for the nation.
- The King will have a fine line to walk during his trip; he will be keen to show the U.K. is backing Canada but it follows Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s charm offensive with Trump that led to the U.S.-U.K. trade deal.
- The Royal Family are also not very popular in Canada, with a recent poll finding 31 percent of adults wanted to keep the monarchy while 40 percent wanted to abolish it.
Stay with Newsweek for the latest updates.
![Guns, drugs seized, 5 arrested in joint Manitoba police investigation - Winnipeg [Video]](https://canadanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/mp_777477_0_Image20250612T111254548jpg.jpg)
![Blue Bombers new automated merchbot has deep Manitoba roots - Winnipeg [Video]](https://canadanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/mp_777468_0_vidirpng.png)
![Wildfire season on track to be 2nd-worst on record in Canada [Video]](https://canadanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/mp_777483_0_9OYubkCpscaledjpg.jpg)
![Man charged with abduction of son arrested after landing in Mississauga [Video]](https://canadanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/mp_777480_0_thunderstormsairportpearsonjpg.jpg)
