The 32-year-old was headed with throngs of others to Landsdowne Park in downtown Ottawa for the first stop in the king and Queen Camilla's brief trip to the Canadian capital, describing it as a “historic moment.”
“God save the King!” and “Allo Mark Carney,“ the crowd chanted upon their arrival.
The speech is typically given by the British monarch's representative in Canada, the governor general.
“Trump seems to have a reverence for all things gold and the British monarchy especially. So I think he’ll be paying attention, and I think it’ll lead him to reduce his talk of annexing Canada,“ he added.
Support for the monarchy had been in decline in this British Commonwealth nation but has recently shot up as Canada seeks to differentiate itself from its republican southern neighbor.
“There’re all these kinds of divisions right now in our country and I think these are the moments where we can come together,“ she told AFP.
“There’s so much instability nowadays and we need that comfort,“ she said, shielding her brow from a hot sun.
The monarchs, shortly after landing in Ottawa, mixed with the crowd and talked with artisans. The king also dropped the puck for an exhibition street hockey game for 7-to-13-year-old girls.
'Obsolete' monarchy
It also sends a message to Trump, she added: “You’re not just picking on us, you’re picking on all 56 nations of the British Commonwealth.”
“I understand the powerful message this visit sends to Trump but are we really proud to be an English dominion?” asked Laurence Wells, 26.
For her, the monarchy is “obsolete” and “far removed from our reality.”
Genevieve Tourillon, also in Montreal, added: “There are other ways to defend ourselves than appealing to the king.”
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