Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camila will travel to Canada later this month, Buckingham Palace said on Friday, amid tension between Ottawa and Washington over President Donald Trump's trade war.
King Charles is Canada's head of state and will be travelling to the country with his wife less than a month after former Bank of England governor Mark Carney's Liberal Party election victory.
The British King and Queen will visit Canada from May 26-27.
“The King, accompanied by the Queen, will attend the state opening of the Parliament of Canada, in Ottawa," Buckingham Palace said.
King Charles and the queen were due to visit Canada last spring, according to Canadian news outlets, but the trip was postponed because of the king's cancer diagnosis.
At the end of the king's recent state visit to Italy, a palace official said: "He has always supported Canada, there is nothing new in that. What could perhaps otherwise be simply be seen as normal expressions of support do seem to be being noticed a little more.
“But showing support for Canada is something he has always done and that he will continue to do."
Mr Carney, meanwhile, held his first media briefing on Friday since winning last month's parliamentary elections.
He said he would meet Mr Trump in Washington next Tuesday, their first face-to-face encounter since the vote, in part because of an anti-Trump message.
“It’s important to get engaged immediately, which has always been my intention, has always been his intention. And I’m pleased to have the opportunity for quite a comprehensive set of meetings that will take place on Tuesday,” Mr Carney said in Ottawa.
