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malaise

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12. Check this out

Reply to Bev54 (Reply #9)

Mon May 26, 2025, 06:56 PM

May 26

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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A Close friend in Canada just told me that the British king [View all] malaise May 26 OP

Yes King Charles is sending a strong message. Irish_Dem May 26 #1

Wow, they even had indigenous peoples represented to greet King Charles! bucolic_frolic May 26 #2

The first natives are way more forgiving than me malaise May 26 #3

Donvict! PJMcK May 26 #4

Stole it from a DUer malaise May 26 #5

I guess he had to bring along his wife (I am being kind)..... Butterflylady May 27 #19

"...I still blame her for what happened to Diana." 3catwoman3 May 27 #24

Yep, me too. It was so sad, what happened to Diana. CTyankee May 27 #29

most eggscllent. your magisty. AllaN01Bear May 26 #7

So glad he went to Canada. Sequoia May 26 #6

King Frederik X and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark should visit too...nt mitch96 May 27 #20

The Danish PM visited Greenland in April nuxvomica May 27 #25

The Danish PM is a woman, Mette Frederiksen. Ocelot II May 27 #26

Thank you. I fixed it. nuxvomica May 27 #27

Perfect! surfered May 26 #8

I am hoping there will be some subtle or maybe not so subtle messages to Trump in the throne speech. Bev54 May 26 #9

Check this out malaise May 26 #12

Slobby is a wanna-be king. pandr32 May 26 #10

K&R spanone May 26 #11

Did you notice the king shook the hand of the prime minister's wife first? flashman13 May 26 #13

Few top the Brits with form malaise May 26 #14

The irony is that the Brits were the least-dreadful Empire... malthaussen May 27 #23

His wife is a Brit, OneBlueDotS-Carolina May 27 #28

I hope he doesn't invite the orange Hitler to England ! kimbutgar May 27 #15

It won't be his invite malaise May 27 #16

Chuck's a better man than Putin, any day. Kid Berwyn May 27 #17

Here's the throne speech malaise May 27 #18

Thank you! Kid Berwyn May 27 #22

Kicked! KPN May 27 #21

K&R! William769 May 27 #30

King Charles took a subtle swipe at Donald Trump during his speech to Canada's Parliament today LetMyPeopleVote May 27 #31

Nicely played - thanks 😀 malaise May 27 #32