King Charles will walk a diplomatic tightrope as he opens Canada's Parliament for the first time, 48 years after his mother.

King Charles is set to make history next week as the first monarch in almost 70 years to open Canada's Parliament. The King will deliver the "speech from the throne" in Ottawa on Tuesday, a ceremonial role last performed by his mother,

U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated suggestion that the U.S. annex its northern neighbor prompted new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to invite Charles to give the speech from the throne on Tuesday where he will lay out the Canadian government’s agenda when Parliament reopens.