Britain's Queen Elizabeth pulls out of the ceremonial State Opening of Parliament because of what Buckingham Palace calls “episodic mobility issues.” Her son and heir, Prince Charles, has stood in.
at the ceremonial State Opening of Parliament because of what Buckingham Palace calls “episodic mobility issues.” Her son and heir, Prince Charles, stood in, rattling through a short speech laying out 38 bills the government plans to pass.
As well as bills on education, health care funding and “levelling up” economic opportunity to poorer regions, the speech promised laws aimed at pleasing the government’s right-leaning voter base, including promises to seize “Brexit freedoms” by cutting red tape for businesses and overhauling financial services and data regulation now that Britain has left the European Union.
But there was no specific new relief for soaring grocery and energy bills. Britain’s inflation rate has hit 7 percent, and prices for domestic energy have spiked even higher, as the war in Ukraine and Western sanctions on energy-rich Russia compounded economic disruption from Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Johnson was fined 50 pounds by police for attending his own surprise birthday party in June 2020 when lockdown rules barred social gatherings. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince William proceed behind the Imperial State Crown through the Royal Gallery for the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster on May 10, 2022.The queen has only missed two previous state openings during her 70-year reign, in 1959 and 1963, when she was pregnant with sons Andrew and Edward, respectively.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Prince Charles to open Parliament in first absence of queen in 59 yearsBuckingham Palace announced on Monday that Queen Elizabeth II will not open the British Parliament for the first time in 59 years, choosing Prince Charles to read the speech instead.
Read more »
Queen Elizabeth to miss opening of Parliament, delegates Prince CharlesThe monarch has only missed the event twice during her seven decades on the throne.
Read more »
Prince Harry's Royal Family Rift Isn't Healed After Surprise Queen VisitPrince Harry's relationship with the royal family is still in question after his surprise visit with his grandmother — exclusive details
Read more »
Sweet way Kate Middleton and Prince Will are following in the Queen and Prince Philip's footsteps this JubileeThe royals are gearing up for the milestone event
Read more »
Rock icon talks Prince marriage proposal, hanging with ZappaWe chat with ’80s icon Dale Bozzio of the Missing Persons, who has just released “Life Is So Strange – Missing Persons, Frank Zappa, Prince & Beyond.”
Read more »