For a royal visit to be successful, every hour and every minute count

The success or failure of the royal visit will be determined in its first hours, as the media send images to the world and the narrative starts to emerge. This trip is so short, and so focused around one theme - Canadian sovereignty, as embodied by the King of Canada - that the margin of error can be measured in hours, if not minutes. The Sovereign’s Flag for Canada hoisted from the cockpit of the Royal Canadian Air Force plane as it taxis to a stop in Ottawa? Check.