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Queen Elizabeth II misses the State Opening of Parliament for the first time in 59 years. It was the first time that a new session of Parliament was opened by the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge acting as Counsellors of State.
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Elizabeth II
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death. She had been queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the monarch of 15 realms at her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
2022 State Opening of Parliament
Start of session of UK Parliament
A State Opening of the Parliament of the United Kingdom took place on 10 May 2022. Charles, Prince of Wales, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, opened the third session of the 58th Parliament on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II with the traditional Queen's Speech. It was the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Counsellor of State
Proxies performing royal functions for the British monarch
Counsellors of State are senior members of the British royal family to whom the monarch can delegate royal functions through letters patent under the Great Seal, to prevent delay or difficulty in the dispatch of public business in the case of their illness or of their intended…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
May 10
Day of the year
May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 235 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)