Image ?Licensed to i-Images Picture Agency. 21/06/2017. London, United Kingdom. State Opening of Parliament. A trooper of the House hold cavalry yawns while mounting a guard of honour inside the Palace of westminster as they wait for the annual ceremony of the State opening of Parliament to begin, marking the formal start of the parliamentary year and the Queen's Speech sets out the government's agenda for the 2017-18 session, outlining proposed policies and legislation. Due to the revised calendar, the State Opening of Parliament took place place with reduced ceremonial elements. This change arose due to the unique circumstances of the general election. Picture by i-Images / Pool

Image ?Licensed to i-Images Picture Agency. 21/06/2017. London, United Kingdom. State Opening of Parliament. HM The Queen Elizabeth II and HRH Prince Charles during the annual ceremony of the State opening of Parliament, during the State Opening of Parliament, marking the formal start of the parliamentary year and the Queen's Speech sets out the government's agenda for the 2017-18 session, outlining proposed policies and legislation. Due to the revised calendar, the State Opening of Parliament took place place with reduced ceremonial elements. This change arose due to the unique circumstances of the general election. Picture by i-Images / Pool