Former prime ministers Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper share a laugh ahead of King Charles delivering the speech from the throne

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Trudeau and Harper were fierce political rivals but appeared friendly on Tuesday morning.

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Justin Trudeau's footwear was unorthodox for such a formal (and, well, royal) setting that included people wearing elaborate robes, hats and in the case of Usher Greg Peters, a fancy black rod.

Trudeau chose a pair of suede green-and-orange Adidas Gazelle sneakers. Wearing kicks to the third-ever occasion of the monarch reading the speech from the throne prompted a lot of online side-eye, but in a way symbolized the informality at a time of formality that Campbell described.