King Charles to open Canadas parliament under Prime Minister Mark Carney in the face of Donald Trumps 51st state talk [Video]

Toronto: The last time Canada’s monarch opened a session of parliament was in 1977, when Queen Elizabeth II visited the country as part of her Silver Jubilee tour. On Tuesday, King Charles III will become only the second monarch in Canada’s history to participate in the historic ritual. From a walnut throne adorned with a spray of gold maple leaves, Charles, who is Canada’s head of state, will deliver the “speech from the throne”.

His presence, at Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s invitation, is widely viewed as sending a subtle message of resistance to a certain non-Canadian with a fondness for the British royal family: US President Donald Trump.