Apr 20, 2025
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''But amid his praise for Italy, there was a noteworthy moment when Charles drew attention to another country and his connection to it.
"Tomorrow in Ravenna, as King of the United Kingdom and of Canada, I will have the great honour of commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of that province ... in which British and Canadian forces played a key role," he said.''
''His reference during that speech to his role as "King of Canada" was "highly unusual" and a "very powerful signal for the King to be sending to Canada and Canadians that he takes his role very seriously," said Vovk, who is on the advisory board of the Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada.''