#StateVisit
Diplomatic Dinners and Political Theatre
#StateVisit
Diplomatic Dinners and Political Theatre
State visits are like those big family reunions where everyone’s on their best behaviour, even though half the room secretly can’t stand each other and someone definitely owes someone else money. Leaders arrive grinning like cousins who haven’t spoken since that messy trade dispute, exchange gifts no one understands (“Thank you for this... ceremonial fishing spear?”), and endure elaborate dinners where nobody touches the food because they're too busy pretending to laugh at diplomatic jokes. There’s always one overeager staffer filming everything like it’s a wedding, and at least one awkward cultural moment that’ll live forever on the internet. It’s warm, weird, overly formal — and just like family, nobody really knows what they’re doing, but everyone claps anyway.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with King Charles III
- Monday, 03 March 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met King Charles III ahead of Trump's meeting with the King at Sandringham. The meeting comes amid Trump's provocative statements about Canada, including his vow to impose new import taxes and suggestions that he could make Canada the 51st state of America. Trudeau has vowed to stand up for Canadian sovereignty and independence.
