The state opening of parliament is one of the major events in the Westminster calendar.
He was granted an audience with King George III and invited to attend the state opening of Parliament.
The State Opening of Parliament has always been a reminder to the powerful of how far their writ runs.
From a canary yellow tunic trouser suit during a state visit to Brunei to a cascading champagne gown at the 2011 state opening of parliament.
She has arrived at the Palace of Westminster amid much pageantry to perform the ceremony of the state opening of parliament in the House of Lords.
Plans for a draft law to change the way Welsh assembly members are elected have been set out by the Queen at the State Opening of Parliament.
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The Queen set out the government's plans in a speech written for her by the government amid the traditional pomp and ceremony of the state opening of parliament.
So when the invitation came to watch the state opening of parliament last week, it seemed a good opportunity to go and meet the people who run this island kingdom.
The Diamond Diadem, made for the famously extravagant coronation of George IV in 1821, has been worn by the queen to and from the State Opening of Parliament throughout her reign.
The changes will require separate legislation which will go through parliament before the next general election and could be included in the Queen's speech at the state opening of Parliament in May.
Mr Lilley was moving the Loyal Address to the Queen on behalf of MPs following the state opening of Parliament on 25 May 2010, a speech which is traditionally non-party political and humorous.
Under the plans proposed by Sir George, each five-year Parliament will consist of five 12-month sessions which will run from spring to spring, with a State Opening to mark each new session around Easter.
The state opening of parliament may be billed as one of the big political events of the year - but there are usually more laughs, surprises and revelations to be had at an end-of-the-pier magic show.
The Queen plays a central ceremonial role in the state opening of Parliament, when she travels by ornate horse-drawn coach to the House of Lords to read out a speech prepared by ministers unveiling details of their legislative plans.
The governor ordered flags flown at half staff at the State House and is opening up the State Room at the State House in Providence so the public can sign condolence books.
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Like the Empire State Building, its opening coincided with (in fact helped to create) a real estate crash in that small country.
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President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto wants to shake up the sector by opening up state oil monopoly Pemex to more private investment, hoping it will help boost production.
On Monday, Camilla met osteoporosis patients at the opening of a state-of-the-art medical centre in Chippenham, Wiltshire.
That is thanks to the grand opening of a state-of-the-art facility in Bargino, the Marchesi Antinori Chianti Classico Cellar.
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Earlier in the day, US Secretary of State Colin Powell delivered an opening address spelling out the US' determination to defeat global terrorism.
Finance minister Luis Videgaray said their administration will use a comprehensive approach, which may even include opening up the state oil giant Pemex to foreign investment.
Instead, he spent the summer and fall slowly rebuilding the consensus behind the reform movement, patiently pushing the argument that China could not overhaul its inefficient state-owned enterprises without opening up further to international competition.
The Egyptian state news agency said the latest opening was to allow humanitarian aid through.
The celebrity circus is in a full swing as the New York fashion world works itself into a state of frenzy over the Topshop opening.
Six different Wichita State players hit 3s in the opening 20 minutes as the Shockers made 7 of 15 from beyond the arc in the first half.
In Monday's final Kentucky will play 32-6 Kansas, which recovered from an anemic opening half to edge Ohio State, 64-62.
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As part of what was described as the "democratic opening, " the Turkish state established a Kurdish-language TV channel for the first time and eased bans on Kurdish language education in schools.
"The process of opening up much-needed state schools is being impaired by a lack of capital funding and in some cases by the presumption in favour of free schools and academies, " he said.
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