King Charles forced to be 'piggy in the middle' over stand off between US and Canada

in recent months, with being described as being "piggy in the middle" by a royal expert. Describing the situation, royal editor from , Rhiannon Mills, wrote: "The row between America and Canada is a prime example, the two countries in this stand-off with each other, with the King frankly left as piggy in the middle."

She added: "And that's because his prime ministers, both Sir Keir Starmer and Mark Carney, know just how priceless royal soft diplomacy can be." She also described how sometimes it "puts him [King Charles] in a difficult position".

It comes as the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has said Canadians were not "impressed" by the UK government's invitation to US President Donald Trump for a second state visit - particularly due to Trump's comments about

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer invited Trump to come to the UK for a visit during a meeting at the White House in February.

during his previous three-day state visit in 2019, which took place during his first term in office.

Although the Palace have not confirmed any details, The Sun reported how a senior government source advised them would be an "obvious choice" for his second state visit, especially as Trump has stayed at both and Windsor Castle before in his first presidency.

The criticism from Carney, however, comes as the Canadians prepare to welcome King Charles and Queen Camilla

Their Majesties will visit the country to attend The State Opening of the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa. The visit will be Charles' twentieth visit to Canada and Queen Camilla's fifth. The overseas trip will come almost two months after their

Charles and Camilla will make the long-haul trip on May 26-27, and the visit comes following Mark Carney's election victory.

The King, on March 17 for a private audience. This was after Carney was sworn in as Canada's new Prime Minister after Justin Trudeau stepped down following nine years in power.

The monarch's visit to Canada later this month will be his first trip to the country since taking to the throne. The trip comes as part of King Charles' ambition to return to a normal schedule of royal tours this year following his cancer diagnosis last year.