King Charles and Queen Camilla visited Canada House in London on Tuesday, May 20, days before they’re scheduled to travel to Ottawa
While at Canada House, King Charles received a key to the building similar to the one given to King George V when Canada House first opened in 1925
During his first visit to Canada as sovereign, King Charles will deliver a speech from the throne at Canada’s opening of Parliament
King Charles and Queen Camilla are getting ready for their trip to North America.
King Charles, 76, and Queen Camilla, 77, are heading to Canada next week, bringing them to the same continent as the monarch’s younger son, Prince Harry, who now lives in California with Meghan Markle and their children.
On May 2, the Duke of Sussex spoke with BBC News just hours after a judge dismissed his legal challenge concerning his reduced security in the U.K., which was reduced after stepping back as a working member of the royal family in 2020. Harry, 40, said in the new interview, “I would love reconciliation with my family. There’s no point in continuing to fight anymore.”
“Life is precious. I don’t know how much longer my father has,” he continued, referencing King Charles’ cancer diagnosis. “He won’t speak to me because of this security stuff, but it would be nice to reconcile.”
On May 20, the King and Queen prepared for their upcoming visit to Ottawa by stopping by Canada House to celebrate the establishment’s 100th anniversary.
In a video posted to the royal family’s official X account on Tuesday, King Charles and Queen Camilla greeted visitors and posed for photos at London’s Canada House, which showcases Canadian art, design and culture and serves as home to the Canadian High Commission in the United Kingdom.
