Parliament is Open 👑 ⁠ _⁠ ⁠ Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales walk in a procession through the Royal Gallery ahead of the Queen’s speech during the ceremonial State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, United Kingdom. The traditional State Opening of Parliament included the Queen's speech, during which the monarch was tasked with announcing the current government’s plans for future policies. This included new laws on crime, health and the environment, as well as an end to the free movement of EU citizens to the UK after Brexit. The United Kingdom is facing an uncertain political future, with the Brexit deadline looming and the expectation that a general election will soon be triggered. | October 14, 2019 | 📷: leonnealphoto | #GettyImagesNews #Royalty #QueenElizabeth #Politics #London #Tradition #QueensSpeech ⁠ #royal #queen