King Charles makes impact of Canada trip ‘even greater' with key move

King Charles made a powerful statement during his brief trip to Canada, which experts said sent a clear message to Donald Trump.

The impact of the monarch’s trip made “even greater” impact as he visited Canada for less than 48 hours to attend the state opening of parliament.

There, the King delivered a speech calling the country “strong and free,” following Trump’s comments when he controversially suggested Canada should become the 51st U.S. state.

Speaking on the matter, royal expert Jennie Bond said Charles short visit carried even more impact and showed strong support for Canada without directly mentioning Trump.

In a conversation with The Mirror, Bond said, "It might have been the whistlestop tour to end all whistlestop tours, but the fact that it lasted barely 48 hours may well have made its impact even greater.”

“For the King to fly across the Atlantic, essentially to deliver one short speech to Parliament, demonstrated a powerful commitment to Canada – and its fight against President Trump,” she added.

Bond called the trip “soft power at its most potent,” and said both the speech and the King’s presence sent a symbolic warning to Washington.

"It was soft power at its most potent and it wasn’t lost on the Canadian public and press who called it 'a masterclass'.

“It was also hailed as an 'expression of love' for Canada and a warning shot to Mr Trump,” she continued.

“Without mentioning the American president, King Charles responded to Mr Trump‘s threat of annexation by declaring the country of which he is very much the head of state to be 'strong and free.’”

"The speech is, of course, largely written by the Canadian government, but to have the King there in person delivering these words of defiance carried a great deal of regal clout, which will not have gone unnoticed in Washington.

"I think the King will be quite chuffed by the enthusiastic response to his visit— and he probably had quite a giggle over a cartoon joking that Donald Trump had now imposed a 1000 per cent biscuit tariff on Duchy Originals from Charles’s estate at Highgrove."