RECAP | King Charles, Queen Camilla greeted by sun and warm crowds in Ottawa on 1st day of royal tour [Video]

We’re wrapping up our live updates for the day, but we’ll be back for more coverage of the royal visit tomorrow.

As my colleague Cat Tunney said, Charles will be delivering the speech from the throne to open the 45th session of Parliament. It’s this visit’s main purpose and event, and is expected to symbolize Canada’s shared history with the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth (and not the United States, for example).

The King and Queen will be departing back to London shortly after.

The pair had a packed afternoon in Ottawa today after landing just after 1 p.m. They headed to Lansdowne Park where a crowd of hundreds awaited them. They met with food vendors and Charles dropped the puck in a street hockey demonstration.

After that, they went to Rideau Hall where people awaiting them spontaneously …