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King Charles and Queen Camilla's visit to Canada has come to a close, which means we'll be ending our live coverage.

The trip and throne speech was a symbolic sign of solidarity from King Charles, our Royal correspondent Sean Coughlan writes, at a time where there has been such pressure from US President Trump.

The King spoke of a new relationship between Canada and the US, rooted in "mutual respect" that will benefit "both nations".

And a theme of Canadian sovereignty was weaved throughout, with the King concluding the speech quoting the national anthem: "The True North is indeed strong and free!"

For more on the King's Speech from the Throne:

• Analysis: Canada 'strong and free' and other takeaways from King's throne speech
• Watch: Key highlights from the King's speech in Canada
• Explained: Why was King Charles in Canada, and what is the throne speech?

Nadine Yousif
Reporting from Ottawa

Not everyone was entirely happy with the King’s visit to Ottawa.

While there were some indigenous representatives among the dignitaries that welcomed the King and Queen yesterday, a group of indigenous chiefs from the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta had travelled here with hopes of getting an audience - or private meeting - with the monarch.

Trevor Mercredi, the grand chief Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta, says that he and others are disappointed to not have been part of the King’s official itinerary.

“To come this far and understand that we don’t have an audience with the King is very, very disheartening,” he tells reporters.

In light of their inability to get a meeting, the Chiefs instead held a news conference near Parliament Hill following the King’s departure to send their message: they want the King to recognise their right to self-determination through treaties they signed with the Crown during Canada’s inception.

These treaties are formal agreements between indigenous nations and the Crown that set out rights to land, resources, and self-governance, often in exchange for peace and settlement access on those lands.

Recognition of these treaty rights, the chiefs say, is paramount to ensuring true reconciliation with Canada’s indigenous peoples.

“You need to listen to us. Listen to our stories,” the chiefs tell reporters.

As King Charles and Queen Camilla depart Canada, let's have a quick look back at their two-day trip.

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King Charles and Queen Camilla have arrived at the airport and are now departing Ottawa after two days in Canada's capital.

They waved goodbye to those on the tarmac there to see them off.

Nadine Yousif
Reporting from Ottawa

For spectators who gathered to see the King, the visit was a roaring success.

Heather Mitchell stopped by downtown Ottawa with her teenage daughter. She arrived just in time to see King Charles and Queen Camilla lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

“My grandfather served in the military. My father was in the Air Force,” she tells me. “The next generation needs to learn from their example and the sacrifices they have contributed for our freedom.”

Mitchell says she thought the King’s time in Canada also showed the strength that Canada has a nation, and as part of the Commonwealth. “It was very poignant, to have the beginning of a new government and to have the King come and represent.”

Separately, Susan Fleming and Debbie Guiry, who travelled four hours to be here, told me they appreciated the support for Canada that the King showed in his throne speech, especially in light of Canada’s now tumultuous relationship with the US.

“(The King) has to be very careful, he can’t be very political,” Fleming says.

“But I think him just being here is statement enough,” Guiry adds.

From making the country "unique" and acing as a "back-up" to representing colonisation and a "show," Canadians tell the BBC how they feel about the monarchy.

Jessica Murphy
Reporting from Toronto

Another major theme of the the King's speech is how Canada will face a world with "unprecedented challenges, generating uncertainties across the continents".

A nod to the US and tensions between the two countries followed.

"The system of open global trade that, while not perfect, has helped to deliver prosperity for Canadians for decades, is changing. Canada's relationships with partners are also changing," the King said.

The speech underscored the need for the country to reinforce its established trading relationships, notably with European allies.

During the recent election campaign, Carney repeatedly said the country was at a pivotal moment in its history. The speech emphasised that "this moment is also an incredible opportunity".

"An opportunity to think big and to act bigger. An opportunity for Canada to embark on the largest transformation of its economy since the Second World War."

Sean Coughlan
Royal correspondent, reporting from Ottawa

This trip, and the speech in parliament, is undoubtedly seen as a symbolic sign of King Charles wanting to show solidarity with Canada, at a time when there has been such pressure from US President Donald Trump.

It’s almost 50 years since a monarch last delivered the speech from the throne, and almost 70 since a monarch attended the opening of Canada’s parliament, so it’s inevitable that the timing of this historic royal visit is seen as a response to the current tensions with the US.

Accepting this invitation meant that the King was able to speak as Canada’s head of state, rather than the UK’s head of state. The message he sent was decided by Canada’s government, and not the UK’s, which has its own agenda in dealing with President Trump.

Away from the politics, it's also seen as time for a royal visit to Canada - after a planned trip last year was cancelled because of the King’s cancer diagnosis.

It’s not a royal tour as such, that might be for another time, but a brief trip, almost literally a flying visit, for the specific purpose to open parliament.

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Queen Camilla, who joined the King on this visit, has Canadian roots herself.

Her great-great-great-grandfather, Sir Allan Napier MacNab, was Canada’s prime minister in the 1850s.

King Charles and Queen Camilla visited Dundurn Castle in Hamilton, Ontario - where he lived during his premiership - back in 2009.

Jessica Murphy
Reporting from Toronto

Canada faces housing affordability crises as housing prices have skyrocketed across the country in the last decade.

Alongside the US-Canada relationship, it was one of the top issues on the campaign trail. Carney's Liberals promised to double the rate of building to 500,000 new homes a year.

The speech underscored the government's other plans to address the issue, including investing in prefabricated and modular housing, and cutting municipal development charges in half for housing with multiple units.

There was a pledge to deliver on another campaign promise - to end a goods and services tax for first-time homebuyers on houses costing less than C$1m (£540,000).

There were also mentions of other plans to drive down costs for Canadians, including a tax cut for the lower middle-class.

Another major issue during the campaign was crime. The speech contained promises to address tougher penalties for car thefts, home invasions, human trafficking and drug smuggling.

Sean Coughlan
Royal correspondent, reporting from Ottawa

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As we've just seen, the King wore a suit and tie - along with a line of medals - for the ceremony in Canada’s parliament, rather than the crown and robes that are part of the State Opening of Parliament in Westminster.

Queen Elizabeth II wore a crown in 1977, the last time a monarch gave the Speech from the Throne in Canada’s parliament. But since then the speech has been delivered by the governor general, in a more dressed-down style.

It's more business attire than the rather theatrical spectacle of the UK's version of opening parliament.

Some aspects of the proceedings will have sounded familiar to Westminster watchers, such as the “black rod”, a ceremonial stick and symbol of authority, used to summon MPs - which was carried into the Senate chamber earlier.

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Gary O'Donoghue
Chief North America correspondent

What does Donald Trump do when he sees this going on north of the border? What's his reaction? Well, we know how mercurial he can be.

He's talked very warmly about King Charles, which we saw in that moment in the Oval Office just a couple of months ago when he was simpering over getting a personal letter from the King inviting him for a second state visit.

However, sometimes Trump can get triggered if he thinks, somehow, he's being upstaged or dissed by an event or a person. That's when we can see him fire off those social media posts.

Of course the King and the royal family can't get involved in any way and can't respond to anything like that.

But they have in recent weeks sent some subtle messages, including what they wear, where they go, and what they've done.

The other tightrope here is that the British government's policy is to placate Trump as much as possible.

All these are massively complex moving parts for the King trying to manage this three-way relationship between Britain, Canada and the US to make sure that it doesn't go south. It's an enormously delicate balancing act.

We've said how unusual it is for the monarch to come here to open the parliament. I think it's a bold move, a brave move, and an exercise in soft power.

There appears to be a very small number of people protesting King Charles and Queen Camilla's Canadian visit.

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We've just caught a snippet of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking as officials depart.

Asked about the royal visit, he says: "It was a very successful visit. A good reminder of the strength of Canadian institutions."

King Charles's presence in Canada to deliver the Speech from the Throne was on Carney's invitation.

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King Charles and Queen Camilla do one last round of handshakes with assembled officials, including Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada's governor general, Mary Simon, before departing.

The crowd cheers as the royals wave and head to a car which forms part of their motorcade.

Nadine Yousif
Reporting from Ottawa

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In their final stop before returning to the UK, the King and Queen have come to visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, located in central Ottawa just down the street from the Senate Chamber.

Hundreds of spectators have lined the streets around the monument, cheering as the King and Queen walked by them from the Chamber on their way to the tomb.

The tomb holds the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier who was buried near Vimy Ridge in France during WWI, after a battle there that ended in a Canadian victory. The remains were repatriated to Canada 25 years ago.

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In a show of respect, the King lays a wreath on the tomb, while the Queen lays a bouquet of flowers, after they observe a moment of silence.

This sombre ceremonial event marks the end of this quick, but significant, two-day royal visit to Canada.

The King and Queen will soon depart to the airport, where they will be sent off by Canada’s minister of identity and culture Steven Guilbeault — whose ministry is responsible for organising and hosting this royal visit.

As the monarchs turn to leave, someone from the crowd yells: “Thank you for coming, sir.”

King Charles and Queen Camilla have arrived at the National War Memorial, where they are laying a wreath.

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King Charles has now delivered his first Speech from the Throne.

As a reminder, the speech was written for the King by the government of Canada as the remarks lay out the government's agenda.

Here are the main lines from the speech.

• The King introduced the speech by acknowledging Canada's Indigenous people, the Algonquin Anishinaabeg people on whose land the speech was taking place and called for true reconciliation with Indigenous communities
• The speech delivered a raft of new policy proposals Carney's government intends to undertake including expanding health benefits, increasing housing, lowering taxes, and reducing internal trade barriers between Canada's provinces

• He talked about the changing world that calls for new alliances and relationships, that Canada's relationship with the US was changing and its place in the world was growing, including alliances with European nations
• The speech was peppered with several references to Canada's sovereignty. As the speech neared its end, the King drew inspiration from Canada's anthem saying it reminded all that: "The True North is indeed strong and free!"
• That drew applause from within the Red Chamber. The King received a standing ovation from Queen Camilla, Prime Minister Carney and senators after the end of his speech

King Charles and Queen Camilla are now leaving the Canadian parliament and shaking hands with the crowd as they go.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has also been speaking to people in the crowd and shaking hands.

Sean Coughlan
Royal correspondent, reporting from Ottawa

Canada must be “strong and free” says the King, in his speech from the throne, in what will inevitably be seen as a message to US President Donald Trump.

The King was quoting from Canada national anthem - and people will be combing the speech for references that could be interpreted as standing up to President Trump.

There’s plenty there. He talks of Canada facing a “critical moment” in which “democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, self determination and freedom” must be protected.

There is talk of the benefits of open trade - the opposite of US tariffs.

The King’s speech, written by the Canadian government, recognises that many Canadians feel “anxious and worried” about these uncertain times.

But the King looked to the parliamentarians to be “guardians of of the fundamental rights and freedoms”.

It’s a speech, delivered in French and English, which sends the message of protecting "sovereignty" and independence.