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King Charles III formally opened Parliament on Tuesday, delivering the first King’s Speech in Britain for decades in a closely watched ceremony of pomp and pageantry that set out the government’s agenda and priorities for the months ahead.The Monarch’s Speech is a crucial part of the State Opening of Parliament, an event steeped in pomp, ceremony and tradition that stretches back centuries.
The day includes searching Parliament for explosives, a procession with a sword of state, a stately carriage procession, doors being slammed in an official’s face, a parliamentary “hostage” being handed over to the Royal Household and the Monarch’s Speech.