Charles visits Canada. It’s a message to Donald Trump

At the end of May, Charles III. And his wife Camilla travel to Canada for the first time as a royal couple. Audience with Prime Minister Mark Carney, ceremony for the queen, trees plants, plants, wreath laying on the grave of an unknown soldier – at first glance, almost predictable. A royal state visit.

So much more is: since Donald Trump moved into the White House for the second time, Canada’s independence has been at stake. The US President wants the country to become the 51st state of the United States. Premier Mark Carney had vehemently positioned himself against Trump in the election campaign and won the elections in this way. What the country thinks of the US President’s expansion fantasies should be sufficiently clarified.

King Charles III’s state visit. should reaffirm that again. Officially, the monarch, who was very notorious for his political statements at his time as a Prince of Wales, must not comment politically. In Great Britain as a constitutional monarchy, the chosen Prime Minister is responsible for political tasks. The royals fulfill representation tasks – but that is exactly what is more political than ever in times of Donald Trump.

Canada is a member of the British Commonwealth and Charles head of state. His visit to Ottawa on May 27 will “strengthen” the sovereignty of the country to the USA, on Tuesday when visiting Charles and Camilla in the Canada House in the center of London. The trip to Ottawa will show that Canada is “the real north, strong and free – and we will remain so”.

Canada’s Premier Carney had clearly said several times that Canada was not for sale. “The king as head of state will strengthen the power and strength of this message,” hopes Hochkommissar Goodale.

The highlight of the visit is therefore the appearance in the Canadian parliament: for the first time since 1957, a monarch will open the meeting in Canada. During the ceremony, Charles III. In addition, keep an throne speech in the Senate Chamber – the third time in the country’s history.

However, the king should not offend the US president with his visit. Charles Trump is expected to receive a second state visit. That would also be a novelty. In February, the British Premier Keir Strand Trump presented Charles in the White House in the White House. The US President is considered an admirer of the British royal family and was flattered. Both sides emphasized that no US president had been honored with a second visit to the state.

In view of the political circumstances, the Canadians were less pleased. Prime Minister Carney saw his efforts to emancipate himself from the United States as “thwarted”.

When Donald Trump visits the British king is still unclear. There is still hope that Charles can put the tense relationship between him and the Commonwealth member Canada again.