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It was the first time Charles had made the speech as king - though he stood in for his mother Queen Elizabeth months before her death last year - in a ceremony marked by pomp and pageantry which also attracted a loud, if small, anti-monarchy protest outside parliament.
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Britain's King Charles III, wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Robe of State, processes through the Royal Gallery during the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament, in London, November 7. Justin Tallis/Pool
Britain's King Charles III sits beside Queen Camilla during the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster, in London, November 7. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla return to Buckingham Palace on the day of the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament, in London, November 7. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Britain's King Charles holds hands with Queen Camilla while leaving after he delivered a speech at the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament in London, November 7. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool
Britain's King Charles walks with Queen Camilla after delivering a speech at the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament in London, November 7. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool
Britain's King Charles III sits beside Queen Camilla during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords Chamber, in London, November 7. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool
Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach at the Sovereign's Entrance to the Palace of Westminster ahead of the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords, in London, November 7. Victoria Jones/Pool
Britain's King Charles III arrives in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach at the Sovereign's Entrance to the Palace of Westminster ahead of the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords, in London, November 7. Victoria Jones/Pool
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla return to Buckingham Palace on the day of the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament, in London, November 7. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Britain's King Charles III delivers a speech during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords Chamber, in London, November 7. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla leave Buckingham Palace in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, on the day of the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament, in London, November 7. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Britain's King Charles III attends the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords Chamber, in London, November 7. Leon Neal/Pool
Britain's King Charles III delivers a speech beside Queen Camilla during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords Chamber, in London, November 7. Leon Neal/Pool
Britain's King Charles holds hands with Queen Camilla while walking after he delivered a speech at the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament in London, November 7. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla pass protesters as they travel by carriage to the State Opening of Parliament, in London, November 7. REUTERS/Hollie Adams