Trudeau says Liberals 'strong and united' despite caucus dissent
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Liberal party is 'strong and united,' despite efforts from within his caucus to oust him as leader.
Prince Charles has met his granddaughter Lilibet for the first time, the prince鈥檚 office confirmed to CTVNews.ca in a statement on Wednesday. However, Clarence House鈥檚 press office added it would not be providing additional details.
According to reports, it was a 鈥渧ery emotional鈥 first meeting and took place during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, which ran from June 2 to 5.
鈥淚t was fantastic to see them,鈥 a senior royal source told reporters during a briefing on Clarence House鈥檚 annual review on June 29, as reported by outlets such as and . 鈥淚t was wonderful to have them back in Britain.鈥
This is the Prince of Wales鈥 first time meeting his granddaughter since she was born on June 4, 2021, as she and her family live in California. This was also the one-year-old鈥檚 first trip to the United Kingdom.
The meeting took place while the Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were in the U.K. celebrating the Queen鈥檚 Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the British throne.
According to , Queen Elizabeth II also met with her great-granddaughter during the Platinum Jubilee.
Prince Charles was said to be 鈥渁bsolutely thrilled鈥 by the visit from both Lilibet and Archie, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex鈥檚 two children. With members of the Royal Family swept up in Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the monumental meeting was likely kept short, said Richard Berthelsen, CTV鈥檚 royal commentator.
鈥淚t was an extremely busy period of days for all members of the Royal Family,鈥 Berthelsen told CTVNews.ca in a telephone interview on Monday. 鈥淸The meeting] was fit in where it could [and] probably wasn't extremely long, but it happened after a year.鈥
Lilibet 鈥淟ili鈥 Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born in Santa Barbara, Calif. on June 4, 2021, and celebrated her first birthday while the Sussexes were in the U.K.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shared a photo of Lilibet to celebrate her first birthday following the Platinum Jubilee bank holiday weekend.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Liberal party is 'strong and united,' despite efforts from within his caucus to oust him as leader.
A search has started at Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of two victims of a serial killer.
The Bank of Canada made a sizable cut to its key lending rate Wednesday from 4.25 per cent to 3.75 per cent as the global economy continues to expand. The half percentage point cut is the fourth rate cut in a row by the central bank as inflation dropped from 2.7 per cent in June to 1.6 per cent in September.
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