“A confident Canada,” Charles said, “can recognize that all Canadians can give themselves far more than any foreign power on any continent can ever take away.”

BRITAIN’S KING CHARLES emphasised Canada’s self-determination as he opened the country’s parliament during an historic visit set against US President Donald Trump’s annexation threats. The 76-year-old monarch, who is also Canada’s head of state as part of the Commonwealth, was invited by Prime Minister Mark Carney to deliver the throne speech, an address that outlines the government’s priorities. Charles, making his first visit to Canada since his coronation, has never commented on Trump’s repeated talk of making Canada the 51st US state.

King Charles III has warned that Canada is facing unprecedented challenges in a dangerous world as he gave a rare address to the country’s parliament at the invitation of new Prime Minister Mark Carney in an apparent show of defiance against President Trump’s repeated threats to make the country America’s 51st state.