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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]
The State Opening of Parliament is a ceremonial event which formally marks the beginning of each session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. At its core is His or Her Majesty's "gracious speech from the throne" (also known as the King's or Queen's Speech), [1] which is read by the monarch but written by HM Government.
The 2023 State Opening of Parliament was the first time a King's Speech had been presented since November 1951, during the reign of George VI. [20] It was also the first full military State Opening ceremony to occur since before the COVID-19 pandemic , with around 1,400 British Armed Forces personnel taking part. [ 21 ]
The King’s Speech ran to 1,223 words, making it the longest monarch’s speech at a State Opening of Parliament since 2005. (POOL/AFP via Getty Images) In pictures: Members of House of Lords and ...
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 ...
King’s Speech 2024: Key takeaways from Labour’s first opening of parliament. Labour MP becomes first of 2024 intake to make maiden speech. 19:29, Andy Gregory. Labour’s Kirith Entwistle was ...
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 live as King Charles travels in procession to the State Opening of Parliament ahead of his speech on Tuesday (7 November).. The King will open Parliament for the first time as monarch with a ...