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malaise

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12. Check this out
Mon May 26, 2025, 05:56 PM
May 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/26/king-charles-canada-trump-visit


Carney’s invitation to Charles comes against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s repeated threats that the US should annex Canada and make it the 51st state.

But when the king gives the throne speech laying out the new government’s goals and its plans to achieve them, he will be tightly constrained by what he can say.

“Because we have a constitutional monarchy, the king can only operate inside a box that is defined by parliament – because we don’t want a king, or any unelected person, affecting policy and laws,” said Justin Vovk, a royal historian and author. “Any influence the monarch exerts is done through subtlety.”

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Yes King Charles is sending a strong message. Irish_Dem May 2025 #1
Wow, they even had indigenous peoples represented to greet King Charles! bucolic_frolic May 2025 #2
The first natives are way more forgiving than me malaise May 2025 #3
Donvict! PJMcK May 2025 #4
Stole it from a DUer malaise May 2025 #5
I guess he had to bring along his wife (I am being kind)..... Butterflylady May 2025 #19
"...I still blame her for what happened to Diana." 3catwoman3 May 2025 #24
Yep, me too. It was so sad, what happened to Diana. CTyankee May 2025 #29
most eggscllent. your magisty. AllaN01Bear May 2025 #7
So glad he went to Canada. Sequoia May 2025 #6
King Frederik X and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark should visit too...nt mitch96 May 2025 #20
The Danish PM visited Greenland in April nuxvomica May 2025 #25
The Danish PM is a woman, Mette Frederiksen. Ocelot II May 2025 #26
Thank you. I fixed it. nuxvomica May 2025 #27
Perfect! surfered May 2025 #8
I am hoping there will be some subtle or maybe not so subtle messages to Trump in the throne speech. Bev54 May 2025 #9
Check this out malaise May 2025 #12
Slobby is a wanna-be king. pandr32 May 2025 #10
K&R spanone May 2025 #11
Did you notice the king shook the hand of the prime minister's wife first? flashman13 May 2025 #13
Few top the Brits with form malaise May 2025 #14
The irony is that the Brits were the least-dreadful Empire... malthaussen May 2025 #23
His wife is a Brit, OneBlueDotS-Carolina May 2025 #28
I hope he doesn't invite the orange Hitler to England ! kimbutgar May 2025 #15
It won't be his invite malaise May 2025 #16
Chuck's a better man than Putin, any day. Kid Berwyn May 2025 #17
Here's the throne speech malaise May 2025 #18
Thank you! Kid Berwyn May 2025 #22
Kicked! KPN May 2025 #21
K&R! William769 May 2025 #30
King Charles took a subtle swipe at Donald Trump during his speech to Canada's Parliament today LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #31
Nicely played - thanks 😀 malaise May 2025 #32
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