RCMP Musical Ride to hold media availability on upcoming visit of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty Queen Camilla

OTTAWA, ON, May 22, 2025 /CNW/ -

RCMP National Headquarters

Summary: Members of the media are invited to a media availability where senior members of the Musical Ride will be answering questions about the Musical Ride's preparations to escort His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty Queen Camilla on May 27.

Date: Friday, May 23, 2025

Time: 9:00 to 9:45 am ET

Where: Microsoft Teams

Notes for media

Media wishing to attend are asked to pre-register with RCMP Media Relations by 4 pm Thursday, May 22, 2025: [email protected]. Registered media will receive an invitation to the virtual meeting room prior to the event.

RCMP Media Relations will also provide registered media with visuals (stills and video) of the preparations and work going into the event.

Quick facts

• Their Majesties' visit next week reflects more than a century of connection between the RCMP and the Monarchy, with many important milestones. Among them:
  • The North-West's Mounted Police's participation in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (1897)
  • The donning of the title "Royal" on the North-West Mounted Police by King Edward XII (1904)
  • The gifting of RCMP horses to the Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II received eight horses during her reign
• When Their Majesties visited Ottawa in May 2022, they toured the Musical Ride's headquarters, inspected the horses and riders, and took in a special Musical Ride performance as part of celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee
• In September 2022, five members of the Musical Ride took part in the funeral procession for Queen Elizabeth II
• In March 2023, in recognition of the RCMP's 150^th anniversary and the upcoming coronation of King Charles III, the RCMP presented His Majesty with a Musical Ride horse named Noble
  • His Majesty personally requested a horse from the Musical Ride. Noble eventually became his new charger horse (ridden for Trooping the Colour parades)
• His Majesty graciously accepted the appointment of Commissioner-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on April 28, 2023
  • The role of the Commissioner-in-Chief is similar to that of a Colonel-in-Chief in the Canadian Army. A Colonel-in-Chief:
    • maintains the direct link between the regiment and the Royal Family
    • has no operational role, but is advised about all important activities of the regiment and pays occasional visits to regimental units.
  • Since 2012, before accepting this role, His Majesty had served as the RMCP's Honorary Commissioner
• The Musical Ride will be on tour again this summer, visiting communities in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta,  and the Northwest Territories. Visit the Musical Ride's website for the full schedule
• The Musical Ride's iconic Sunset Ceremonies will also take place this summer, June 26, 27, 28 and 29 at the Musical Ride's headquarters in Ottawa

Additional links

• The Royal Family and the RCMP
• The Musical Ride

Link: https://rcmp.ca/en/news/2025/05/rcmp-musical-ride-hold-media-availability-upcoming-visit-his-majesty-king-charles-iii-and-her

SOURCE Royal Canadian Mounted Police Media Relations and Issues Management

Contacts: RCMP Media Relations, [email protected], 613-843-5999