The sovereign was unable to address the crown speech to Parliament for health reasons: it had not happened since 1963 when she was stopped by the birth of Prince Edward
The Windsor crown has made its own entry to Westminster shortly after 11am (London time): For the first time it was the turn of Prince Charles of England to address Parliament in replacement of his mother, Queen Elizabeth for the speech of the crown. The latter had to give up the institutional appointment because she still suffers from severe mobility problems.
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Prince Charles’s speech in Westminster seems to herald an increasingly sidelong role of Elizabeth to the advantage of the prince heir to the throne. In the 70 years of her reign, the sovereign had missed the appointment with the parliament only in two circumstances (in 1959 and 1963) always due to the birth of princes Andrea and Edoardo.
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Punctually, at 12.30, Charles took his place on the throne of the House of Lords and began to read the speech; in the seat on the left his wife Camilla.
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We have a leading role in the defense of democracy in the world the heir to the throne made his debut with reference to London’s role in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. There will be the utmost commitment of the government to the unity of NATO and for the defense of security around the world, he went on to insist on the UK’s international role.
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On the subject of national policy the queen’s son reiterated the support for the agreements of Good Friday, those that in 1998 marked the end of the conflict in Northern Ireland. A topic that became hotly topical after it for the first time Sinn Fein, the separatist party, won the majority in the Belfast Parliamentary Assembly.
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Carlo’s speech lasted a few minutes: The government will help to lighten the cost of living for families has always concluded in reference to the historical moment linked to the succession of Covid and the war.
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(article being updated)
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May 10, 2022 (change May 10, 2022 | 13:15)
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