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The monarch reads a prepared speech, known as the "Speech from the Throne" or the "King's/Queen's Speech", outlining the Government's agenda for the coming year. The speech is written by the Prime Minister and their cabinet members, and reflects the legislative agenda for which the Government seeks the agreement of both Houses of Parliament.
MPs listened to the speech in silence, before returning to the Commons, where a debate on the speech began two hours or so later. [7] [8] [9] The King and Queen enthroned. At 1,421 words, [10] it was the longest monarch's speech to be delivered to Parliament since 2003. [11] The occasion also coincided with the Queen's 77th birthday. [12]
King Charles III reading the speech from the throne at the 2024 State Opening of Parliament in the United Kingdom. A speech from the throne, or throne speech, is an event in certain monarchies in which the reigning sovereign, or their representative, reads a prepared speech to members of the nation's legislature when a session is opened.
Watch the full version of King Charles III's first King's Speech as monarch at the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday, 7 November. The speech was written by the government to set out the ...
Charles is set to give the first King’s Speech in seven decades to mark the start of the next session of Parliament.
Watch live: Charles delivers King’s Speech from Buckingham Palace. Monday 25 December 2023 15:03, Tara Cobham. Watch live as King Charles III delivers the annual King’s Speech on Monday, 25 ...
[125] Kennedy had watched King's speech on TV and was very impressed. According to biographer Thomas C. Reeves, Kennedy "felt that he would be booed at the March, and also didn't want to meet with organizers before the March because he didn't want a list of demands. He arranged a 5 p.m. meeting at the White House with the 10 leaders on the 28th."
Rishi Sunak’s plans for smoking ban, football regulator, oil and gas drilling and tougher prison sentences finally revealed