Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles walk behind the Imperial State Crown as they arrive in the chamber for the State Opening of Parliament, in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London, Thursday Dec. 19, 2019. Queen Elizabeth II will formally open a new session of Britain’s Parliament on Thursday, with a speech giving the first concrete details of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to do with his commanding House of Commons majority.Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales sit in the chamber ahead of the State Opening of Parliament by the Queen, in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London, Thursday Dec. 19, 2019. Queen Elizabeth II will formally open a new session of Britain’s Parliament on Thursday, with a speech giving the first concrete details of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to do with his commanding House of Commons majority.Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, left, and opposition Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn, walk through the Commons Members Lobby, during the state opening of Parliament, in London, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. Queen Elizabeth II formally opened a new session of Britain’s Parliament on Thursday, with a speech giving the first concrete details of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to do with his commanding House of Commons majority.Members of the Household Cavalry parade through the Sovereign’s entrance ahead of the State Opening of Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II, in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London, Thursday Dec. 19, 2019.
Yeoman Warders conduct the traditional ceremonial search in the Palace of Westminster during the start of the state opening of parliament in London, Thursday Dec. 19, 2019. Queen Elizabeth II will formally open a new session of Britain’s Parliament, with a speech giving the first concrete details of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to do with his commanding new majority.
In this image taken from video, Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in the House of Commons, London, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2019. Buoyed by a Conservative majority in Parliament, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signaled Tuesday he won’t soften his Brexit stance, ruling out any extension of an end-of-2020 deadline to strike a trade deal with the European Union.Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, centre left, and opposition Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn, right, walk through the Commons Members Lobby, during the state opening of Parliament, in London, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. Queen Elizabeth II formally opened a new session of Britain’s Parliament on Thursday, with a speech giving the first concrete details of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to do with his commanding House of Commons majority.Gentlemen at Arms relax and prepare for the arrival of the Queen at the Norman Porch during the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. Queen Elizabeth II will formally open a new session of Britain’s Parliament on Thursday, with a speech giving the first concrete details of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to do with his commanding House of Commons majority.Members of the House of Lords take their seats in the chamber for the State Opening of Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II, in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London, Thursday Dec. 19, 2019.
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon sets out the case for a second referendum on Scottish independence, during a statement at Bute House in Edinburgh, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019.Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II walks with Prince Charles through the Royal Gallery before delivering the Queen’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament ceremony at the Palace of Westminster and the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019.Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II sits in the chamber ahead of the State Opening of Parliament, in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London, Thursday Dec. 19, 2019. Queen Elizabeth II will formally open a new session of Britain’s Parliament on Thursday, with a speech giving the first concrete details of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to do with his commanding House of Commons majority.Lady Usher of Black Rod Sarah Clarke heads a procession through the Central Lobby to the Lords chamber during the State Opening of Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II, in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019.Britain’s Speaker of The House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle walks through the Commons Members Lobby in Parliament, in London, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. Britain’s parliament returns following the election, for the State Opening of Parliament.Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II walks with Prince Charles through the Royal Gallery before delivering the Queen’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament ceremony at the Palace of Westminster and the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019.
A view of the chamber ahead of the State Opening of Parliament by the Queen, in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London, Thursday Dec. 19, 2019. Queen Elizabeth II will formally open a new session of Britain’s Parliament on Thursday, with a speech giving the first concrete details of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to do with his commanding House of Commons majority.
