State Opening of Parliament
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title:
State Opening of Parliament
text:
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 Majesty's "gracious speech from the throne", which is read by the monarch but written by HM Government. In the speech the monarch gives notice of forthcoming state visits, before setting out the government's legislative programme for the new parliamentary session. No business of either House of Parliament can proceed until the Sovere
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Ceremonial event marking the beginning of a session of the UK Parliament
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Opening_of_Parliament
date created:
2003-11-07T00:09:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T18:57:34Z
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