Overview

• King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in Ottawa on May 26 ahead of the monarch’s planned Throne Speech on May 27.
• Prime Minister Mark Carney said the speech will present a new economic and security partnership with the United States along with measures to strengthen Canada’s economy and lower living costs.
• Canadian leaders have highlighted the visit as an assertion of national sovereignty following President Trump’s repeated annexation remarks.
• The King met with leaders of the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Métis National Council to discuss Indigenous concerns.
• Queen Camilla was sworn in as a Canadian privy counsellor, granting her a lifetime advisory role to the monarch on Canadian affairs.