King Charles and Camilla's visit to Canada for Platinum Jubilee cost at least $1M
From left to right: Prime Minister of Justin Trudeau, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attend an evening reception hosted by Governor General Mary Simon (not pictured) at Rideau Hall on May 18, 2022 in Ottawa.
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Canadian Press
Stephanie Taylor
Published Dec 19, 2022
Canadian Press
Stephanie Taylor
Published Dec 19, 2022
OTTAWA — Canadian taxpayers spent at least $1 million hosting King Charles III, who was the Prince of Wales at the time, when he visited Canada earlier this year.
The RCMP provided a breakdown of the nearly $450,000 in costs it incurred for his three-day visit in May, accompanied by Queen Consort Camilla, who was then the Duchess of Cornwall.
The Mounties spent about $235,000 on travel and about $212,000 on overtime pay.
There may be additional costs to process, the RCMP said, adding that those totals do not include regular salary costs, benefit plans or supporting units.
The price tag is just a portion of what the visit cost taxpayers.
Other departments, such as Canadian Heritage, were also involved in hosting the royals during their travels to Newfoundland, Ottawa and the Northwest Territories.
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez approved nearly $18,700 worth of food and drink expenses for department officials and members of the former prince’s staff who journeyed to Canada for the visit, according to a briefing document he signed that was released to The Canadian Press under access-to-information laws.
“It is customary for hospitality costs, including those for Clarence House staff, to be assumed by the host country,” it read, referring the King’s London residence.
The Department of National Defence said it spent about $568,000 to transport the royal couple using military aircraft.
“This includes the costs of flying the Airbus Polaris and associated support services to transport members of the Royal Family, along with personnel for the royal tour as identified by Canadian Heritage,” a spokesperson said.
King Charles visited Canada to commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September.
Student, 23, charged with threatening behaviour after eggs were thrown at King Charles during walkabout says he 'intends to ask the Monarch to give evidence in his defence'
Patrick Thelwell, 23, has been charged with threatening behaviour
He is charged after eggs were thrown at the King during a walkabout in York
The CPS said Thelwell would appear at York Magistrates' Court on January 20
By DANYA BAZARAA FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 20 December 2022
A student has been charged with threatening behaviour after eggs were thrown at the King during a walkabout in York - and revealed he intends to ask the Monarch to give evidence in his defence.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had authorised North Yorkshire Police to charge Patrick Thelwell following the incident on November 9.
The 23-year-old will appear at York Magistrates' Court on January 20 next year charged with threatening behaviour contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986.
Charles and the Queen Consort had just arrived in the city to unveil a statue in honour of the late Queen at York Minster when a figure in the crowd threw four eggs, all of which missed.
Patrick Thelwell, 23, will appear at York Magistrates' Court on January 20 next year charged with threatening behaviour contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986
Mr Thelwell said today: 'I am charged with section four of the public order act.
'My plea hearing is on the 20th of January I will plead not guilty, of course.
'The charge relates to someone feeling fear of imminent physical violence.
'The question is did the King fear imminent violence? So I don't know how to get an answer to that without getting a statement from him.'
Asked if he would also call the King to give live evidence, he replied: 'These are questions for my solicitor I think. It should be fun.'
Eggs were seen flying past King Charles III and breaking on the ground beside him as he was being greeted in York in November
Nick Price, head of the CPS special crime and counter terrorism division, said: 'The CPS has authorised North Yorkshire Police to charge Patrick Thelwell with threatening behaviour contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986.
'This follows an investigation by police into an incident in which eggs were thrown at HM The King in York on November 9, 2022.
'The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against Patrick Thelwell are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.'
A statement by the CPS added: 'It is extremely important there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.
'The function of the CPS is not to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for a criminal court to consider.'
He is charged after eggs were thrown at the King during a walkabout in York
The CPS said Thelwell would appear at York Magistrates' Court on January 20
By DANYA BAZARAA FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 20 December 2022
A student has been charged with threatening behaviour after eggs were thrown at the King during a walkabout in York - and revealed he intends to ask the Monarch to give evidence in his defence.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had authorised North Yorkshire Police to charge Patrick Thelwell following the incident on November 9.
The 23-year-old will appear at York Magistrates' Court on January 20 next year charged with threatening behaviour contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986.
Charles and the Queen Consort had just arrived in the city to unveil a statue in honour of the late Queen at York Minster when a figure in the crowd threw four eggs, all of which missed.
Patrick Thelwell, 23, will appear at York Magistrates' Court on January 20 next year charged with threatening behaviour contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986
Mr Thelwell said today: 'I am charged with section four of the public order act.
'My plea hearing is on the 20th of January I will plead not guilty, of course.
'The charge relates to someone feeling fear of imminent physical violence.
'The question is did the King fear imminent violence? So I don't know how to get an answer to that without getting a statement from him.'
Asked if he would also call the King to give live evidence, he replied: 'These are questions for my solicitor I think. It should be fun.'
Eggs were seen flying past King Charles III and breaking on the ground beside him as he was being greeted in York in November
Nick Price, head of the CPS special crime and counter terrorism division, said: 'The CPS has authorised North Yorkshire Police to charge Patrick Thelwell with threatening behaviour contrary to Section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986.
'This follows an investigation by police into an incident in which eggs were thrown at HM The King in York on November 9, 2022.
'The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against Patrick Thelwell are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.'
A statement by the CPS added: 'It is extremely important there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.
'The function of the CPS is not to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for a criminal court to consider.'
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