Live updates: King Charles to deliver Throne Speech Tuesday morning
King Charles III
will read the Speech from the Throne this morning
in a display of sovereignty by
Mark Carney's
Liberals amid threats from
U.S. President Donald Trump
.
Follow along here for live coverage from the Star's Ottawa bureau.
King Charles and Queen Camilla pass an honour guard from the Royal Canadian Dragoons as they arrive at the Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa for a royal visit, on Monday.
OTTAWA—When King Charles first came to Canada in 1970 — then a 21-year-old prince accompanied by his family — it was on a visit to mark 100 years since both the Northwest Territories and Manitoba joined Canada's Confederation.
It was a trip that saw Charles' mother, Queen Elizabeth, confront two realities: that the treaties between Indigenous Peoples and the Crown had not created equal prosperity, and that the protection of Canada's North was paramount.
According to the Star's coverage of the visit, which occurred as Canada and the U.S. were disputing the sovereignty of Arctic waters, the Queen said in an address that 'thoughtless meddling and ill-conceived exploitation is just as bad as wanton destruction.'
On Monday, Charles, in his first visit to Canada since his ascension to the throne, faced similar realities: he is a figure some associate with this country's colonial past, now tasked with uniting a nation facing troubling challenges inside and outside its borders.
Read the full story from the Star's Ottawa bureau
'I must be seen to be believed,' was a famous motto of the late Queen Elizabeth II. On May 26 and 27, Charles III fulfills that maxim when he opens Parliament on his first trip to Canada as its monarch.
'This historic honour matches the weight of our times,' is how Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the visit. This visit could be as significant as the first by a monarch when his grandparents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, ventured from coast-to-coast on the eve of the last truly existential threat to this country: the Second World War.
Such is its timing that this visit is shaping up to be a turning point for Canada, its Crown, and its monarch. To be blunt, the reaction to those two days of pomp and protocol could make or break the Canadian Crown.
Read the full column from longtime royal watcher Patricia Treble
King Charles takes part in a tree planting ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa during a royal visit on Monday, May 26, 2025.
The Star was on the ground when King Charles and Queen Camilla touched down and explored Ottawa early Monday afternoon.
From dropping the puck at a street hockey game to a ceremonial tree planting, get caught up with our live coverage from the first day of the royal visit
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