TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with King Charles III, the country’s head of state, on Monday where he will discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to make Canada the 51st state. The king has come under criticism in Canada for being silent about Trump’s threats to annex Canada.

Trudeau, the outgoing prime minister, said last month that Donald Trump's talk about absorbing Canada "is a real thing" and is linked to the country's rich natural resources.

King Charles will meet with the Canadian Prime Minister before Justin Trudeau returns to Canada tomorrow. It comes after the biggest European peace summit since the end of the Second World War, at which Trudeau joined Sir Kier Starmer and other world leaders.

Trump's Canada annexation threat: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet King Charles III, the country's head of state, on Monday, where he will raise US President Donald Trump's recent threats to make Canada the 51st state. The King has faced criticism in Canada for being silent on Trump's threats to takeover Canada.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he would speak with King Charles III about defending Canada’s sovereignty, as Donald Trump repeatedly calls for it to become the 51st US state.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to meet King Charles on Monday to discuss "matters of importance to Canada and to Canadians." The meeting comes as questions swirl over why King Charles, Canada's head of state,