In Pictures: Pomp and pageantry at State Opening of Parliament
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Boris Johnson has put a crackdown on violent and foreign criminals at the centre of the first Queen’s Speech of his premiership in a bid to “restore confidence” in the justice system.
Filled with pomp and ceremony, the speech sets out the Government’s agenda and outlines its proposed policies.
It is the only regular time when the three parts which make up Parliament – the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons – come together.
The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery proceed past Buckingham Palace, London, ahead of the State Opening of Parliament
Yeomen of the Guard during the ceremonial search
The Queen and Camilla leave Buckingham Palace
A search dog patrols the Royal Gallery
Members of the House of Lords arrive to sit in their seats in the Chamber East Gallery
The scene in the House of Lords ahead of the State Opening of Parliament
The Regalia: the Sword of State, the Imperial State Crown and the Cap of Maintenance are conveyed to the Palace of Westminster
Members of the public near Canada Gate
Members of the Household Cavalry arrive
Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg in the Central Lobby
The Imperial State Crown is carried through the Sovereign’s entrance
The Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
State Opening of Parliament 2019
Boris Johnson listens to the speech
Carrie Symonds and Stanley Johnson
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