The monarchy of Canada is Canada's form of government embodied by the Canadian sovereign and head of state. It is one of the key components of Canadian sovereignty and sits at the core of Canada's con
A Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Flight, used to transport the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their 2011 royal tour of Canada.
Sophia, Electress of Hanover, from whom heirs to the throne must directly descend
William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the Canadian throne
A memorial procession in Ottawa before the national commemoration ceremony for the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Charles III is King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms.
Monarchy of Canada
…legislative (King-in-Parliament), and judicial (King-on-the-Bench) branches of both federal and provincial jurisdictions. The current monarch is King Charles III, who has reigned since 8 September 2022. Although the sovereign is shared with 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations, each…
Christening of Charles (centre, wearing the royal christening gown) in 1948: (from left to right) his grandfather King George VI; his mother, Princess Elizabeth, holding him; his father, Philip; and his grandmother Queen Elizabeth
Charles at the Flint National Eisteddfod, several days after his investiture as the Prince of Wales.
(Front to back) HMS Norfolk, London, and Antrim in the English Channel following joint exercises with the RAF in December 1971. Charles was serving aboard Norfolk at this time.