Royal tour 2025: Here's what King Charles III and Queen Camilla are doing in Canada
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King Charles will also be joined by Viceregal representatives, community groups and school groups for a ceremonial tree planting.
The rest of the day includes an audience with Simon and Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The Liberal leader extended the invitation to King Charles on a visit to the U.K. immediately after his swearing in as Canada's prime minister in mid-March.
'That clearly underscores the sovereignty of our country,' Carney said when the visit was first announced.
Tuesday, May 27
Day two of their visit begins at the Bank of Canada with a ride down Wellington Street aboard Canada's State Landau — a luxury 19th-century carriage — and accompanied by RCMP Musical Ride horses.
On their last visit in 2022 to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, Charles and Camilla visited the home of the ceremonial equine team to meet riders and attend a special performance. His Majesty was appointed an honorary commissioner of the RCMP in 2012. In 2023, he was presented with Noble, a horse given to him by the RCMP to mark his acceptance of the role of Commissioner-in-Chief of the RCMP during a ceremony at Windsor Castle in England.
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