The King must stand up to Donald Trump, says Canadian politician

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  1. ***[EXCLUSIVE] The Telegraph reports:***

    The King should stand up to Donald Trump over his threat to annex Canada because it is a “direct confrontation” to British sovereignty, the head of the Commonwealth nation’s richest province has said.

    In an interview with The Telegraph, Alberta premier Danielle Smith said that the King had a duty to confront the US president in his role as head of state.

    “We sing ‘God save the King’ every week when we’re in the legislature,” Ms Smith said. “I swear an oath to the King, our cabinet secrecy is affirmed by our oath to the King, and we’ve got him on our bank notes.”

    “So I think he should have something to say about [Trump’s campaign to absorb Canada], because it is, I think, a direct confrontation to British sovereignty.”

    “I look forward to seeing what kind of reaction he might have,” the premier said, adding that Canada’s deep royal ties were one reason “why I think the notion of a 51st state is being rejected out of hand”.

    Mr Trump has repeatedly threatened to absorb Canada, referring to Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, as “Governor” and saying the country would “cease to exist” without US trade.

    Mr Trudeau met the King at Sandringham House on Monday after announcing he would raise his concerns over the threats directly with the monarch.

    After the meeting, a royal source said the King was planning an overseas tour of Canada in 2026, but suggested it would not be fitting for him to respond to Mr Trump directly.

    “As a global statesman and a head of state for both the UK and Canada, the King’s role is highly significant, and His Majesty is determined to play his part, within appropriate parameters,” they said.

    “His role by necessity and constitutional obligation is to offer symbolic gestures, rather than express comment.”

    As constitutional monarch, the King can only act on the advice of Canada’s prime minister. Jason Kenney, the former Alberta premier, called on Mr Trudeau to make a request of the King to “underscore” Canada’s sovereignty in their meeting.

    On Tuesday, the King paid a visit to HMS Prince of Wales, the aircraft carrier that is the largest ship in the Royal Navy. He was pictured wearing his Order of Canada, Canadian Order of Military Merit and Canadian Forces’ Decoration medals – an unusual grouping of medals to be worn outside of the country.

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  2. These people cannot be serious. Apart from UK, Canada and Australia no one else cares about the monarchy that much.

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