Canada visit: King Charles looks dapper, Queen Camilla stuns in palace photos

King Charles on Tuesday has officially opened Canada’s 45th parliament on the last day of visit.

The royal family released multiple pictures of the king and his wife, Queen Camilla, from their visit to the parliament where the British monarch, who is also head of the State of Canada, delivered a speech.

He and Camilla were driven to the Senate in a horse-drawn carriage, escorted by 28 riders from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and cheered on by flag-waving onlookers.

According to Reuters news agency, the welcome for the royal couple contrasted with a visit to Australia last October, when an Indigenous senator heckled Charles in Parliament House, accusing him of "genocide".

Australia has long debated the need to keep a distant monarch. A 1999 referendum on becoming a republic lost with 55% of voters opposed.

The monarchy is not a major factor in Canadian daily life, even though coins and bank notes feature the monarch's head and the country is defended by the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Canadian Navy.

A poll from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute released on Tuesday showed 83% of Canadians say they were indifferent or did not care about the visit.