The King opened Parliament on Tuesday for the first time as monarch with a return to the full pomp and ceremony of the occasion.
Charles donned the Imperial State Crown, his lengthy crimson Robe of State and Admiral of the Fleet Royal Naval dress uniform, having travelled in a carriage procession from Buckingham Palace to the House of Lords in the Diamond State Coach.
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It is the first state opening of Parliament by Charles as King, although he delivered the last Queen’s Speech of Elizabeth II’s reign in place of his mother last year.
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Due to the late Queen’s long reign, it is the first King’s Speech since George VI opened Parliament in 1950.
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