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In a ceremony full of pageantry King Charles read out the laws the government is prioritising after Prime Minister Keir Starmer's centre-left Labour Party won a large majority at this month's election.
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Anti-royalists hold placards as Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla travel by carriage, on the day of the State Opening of Parliament in London, Britain July 17. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Britain's King Charles, wearing the Imperial State Crown, and Queen Camilla, wearing the Diamond Diadem, walk through the Royal Gallery during a ceremony on the day of the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, Britain, July 17. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool
Britain's King Charles walks through the Royal Gallery with Queen Camilla after delivering a speech during the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, Britain, July 17. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool
Members of the House of Lords ahead of the King's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament in the chamber of the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster, London, July 17. Aaron Chown/Pool via REUTERS
Members of the Welsh Guards march out of the quadrangle at Buckingham Palace after taking part in a Rank and March Past following the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster, London, Britain July 17. Andrew Matthews/Pool via REUTERS
Britain's King Charles III, wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Robe of State, reads the King's Speech from the The Sovereign's Throne in the House of Lords chamber, during the State Opening of Parliament, at the Houses of Parliament, in London, on July 17. HENRY NICHOLLS/Pool via REUTERS
King Charles III and Queen Camilla wearing the Diamond Diadem depart the Houses of Parliament, Victoria Tower Sovereign's Entrance after the State Opening of Parliament on July 17, in London, Britain. Eddie Mulholland/Pool via REUTERS
King Charles III looks up as he reads the King's Speech, with Queen Camilla sitting beside him during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords, London, July 17. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walk through the Member's Lobby of the Houses of Parliament in London to the House of Lords to hear the King's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament, in London, Britain July 17. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS
Sarah Clarke, Black Rod, bangs on the door of the House of Commons chamber ahead of the King's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament, in London, Britain July 17. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS
Britain's King Charles wears the Imperial State Crown during a ceremony on the day of the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, Britain, July 17. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool
Yeomen Warders depart the Houses of Parliament after the State Opening of Parliament on July 17, in London, Britain. Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS
Britain's King Charles III walks with Queen Camilla on the day he delivered the King's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament, at the Houses of Parliament, in London, Britain July 17. JUSTIN TALLIS/Pool via REUTERS
Britain's King Charles wears the Imperial State Crown on the day of the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, Britain, July 17. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool
The King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard make their way through the Norman Porch ahead of the State Opening of Parliament, at the Houses of Parliament, in London, Britain July 17. JUSTIN TALLIS/Pool via REUTERS
The Imperial State Crown is carried in the Royal Gallery on the day of the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, Britain, July 17. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool
Queen Alexandra's State Coach, carrying the Imperial State Crown, the Cap of Maintenance and the Sword of State, returns to Buckingham Palace following the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster, London, July 17. Andrew Matthews/Pool via REUTERS
King Charles III looks up as he waits to read the King's Speech, as Queen Camilla sits beside him during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords, London, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS
Britain's King Charles III, wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Robe of State, sits alongside Britain's Queen Camilla, wearing the George IV State Diadem, before reading the King's Speech from the The Sovereign's Throne in the House of Lords chamber, during the State Opening of Parliament, at the Houses of Parliament, in London, on July 17. HENRY NICHOLLS/Pool via REUTERS