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...
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State Opening of the Parliament of the United Kingdom took place on 7 November 2023 when King Charles III opened the fourth session of the Parliament...
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A State Opening of Parliament took place on 11 May 2021. Queen Elizabeth II opened the second session of the 58th Parliament with the traditional Queen's...
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A State Opening of the Parliament of the United Kingdom took place on 10 May 2022. Charles, Prince of Wales, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, opened...
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House of Commons. This Parliament first met on 17 December 2019. After the swearing-in of members and the election of Speaker, the State Opening of Parliament...
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of the House of Commons to bring to the attention of the government particular issues affecting their constituents. The State Opening of Parliament is...
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The State Opening of Parliament includes a State Procession, a formal display of the Sovereign, dignified by a sizeable entourage made up of Great Officers...
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she attends only the State Opening of Parliament. Other members of the Royal Family who attend the State Opening use Chairs of State next to the Throne...
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Black Rod (redirect from Serjeant at Arms of the British House of Lords)
State Opening of Parliament and the Speech from the throne. Black Rod summons the Commons to attend the speech and lead them to the Lords. As part of...
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originally drafted as the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (Repeal) Bill. Announced formally in the 2021 State Opening of Parliament, it received its first reading...
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2024 United Kingdom general election (redirect from 2024 State Opening of Parliament)
Thursday, 4 July 2024 to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The opposition Labour...
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The opening of the Canadian parliament is the commencement of a session of the Parliament of Canada following a general election. It involves summons from...
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suspension, of Parliament was to be effective from some point between 9 and 12 September 2019 and would last until the State Opening of Parliament on 14 October...
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state coaches, it is stored in the Royal Mews, where it can be seen by the public. Gold State Coach Scottish State Coach State opening of Parliament Photograph...
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performing public duties and state ceremonies in London and Windsor. Such functions include the State Opening of Parliament, Trooping the Colour, and mounting...
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Prorogation in the United Kingdom (redirect from Parliament shutdown)
the State Opening of Parliament that begins the next session. The average length of prorogation since 2000 (i.e. calendar days between the date of a new...
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St Edward's Crown during the ceremony) and subsequently used at State Openings of Parliament. The crown is adorned with 3,170 precious stones, including the...
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elected as MPs. Parliament consists of the House of Lords and the elected House of Commons. The State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster by...
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Speech from the throne (category Speeches by heads of state)
house of its bicameral parliament. In the United Kingdom, the speech is typically read by the reigning sovereign at the State Opening of Parliament. Traditions...
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Silver Throne (category Monarchy of Sweden)
coronations, accessions to the throne and the State Opening of Parliament. The Silver Throne is located in the Hall of State at Stockholm Palace. The Silver Throne...
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Jo Churchill (category Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies)
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household from 2022 to 2023. In that role, she took part in the 2023 Coronation and the 2023 State Opening of Parliament. Johanna Churchill...
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National People's Congress of China. The King's Speech is delivered in the House of Lords chamber during the State Opening of Parliament. In addition to its...
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Gunpowder Plot (redirect from The Gunpowder Plot of 1605)
England after decades of religious persecution. The plan was to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament on 5 November 1605, as...
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Dennis Skinner (redirect from Beast of Bolsover)
heckling upon the arrival of Black Rod in the House of Commons chamber during the State Opening of Parliament. During most of his tenure in the Commons...
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portion of the ceremony. Bishops in the House of Lords have their own distinctive parliamentary robe, which is worn at the State Opening of Parliament. It...
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of the King, Lords, and Commons as the King-in-Parliament is now "notional rather than real", only occurring ceremonially at the annual State Opening...
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Matthew Patrick (British politician) (category Year of birth missing (living people))
Charles III on the Torah during the State Opening of Parliament after being elected in the 2024 general election. House of Commons, Votes and Proceedings,...
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the State Opening of Parliament at the start of each legislative session. Traditionally the robes have an ermine cape with a long train made of crimson...
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Lord Chamberlain (redirect from Lord Chamberlain of the Household)
ceremonial activity such as garden parties, state visits, royal weddings, and the State Opening of Parliament. They also oversee the Royal Mews and Royal...
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Rachel Johnson (category British people of American descent)
South West England constituency in the 2019 European Parliament election. Johnson is the daughter of former Conservative MEP Stanley Johnson and artist...
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