THE QUEEN TODAY @ THE STATE OPENING OF THE PARLIAMENT...!!!

The Queen smiles as she passes through the Norman Porch for the State Opening of Parliament
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh leave Buckingham Palace for the State Opening of Parliament
 
 Yeomen of the Guard pick up oil lanterns as they prepare to conduct a ceremonial search inside the Palace of Westminster

 Members of the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery talk prior to the firing of a 41-gun salute at Green Park
 The Royal Guard prepare in the Norman Porch before the State Opening of Parliament
The Imperial State Crown is processed out of Buckingham Palace ahead of the official State Opening of Parliament ceremony 
 The Imperial State Crown is carried through the Norman Porch before the State Opening of Parliament
The Imperial State Crown is carried into the Palace of Westminster
 Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow walks through the Members' Lobby of the House of Commons
 Lord Chancellor Kenneth Clarke arrives for the State Opening of Parliament
 The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh proceed through the Royal Gallery in the Palace of Westminster
The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, delivers her speech in the House of Lords 
 The Queen delivers her speech in the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament
 Members of The House of Lords sit in the chamber as they wait for the State Opening of Parliament
 The shoes worn by a Yeoman of the Guard
 Yeoman of the Guard, wearing traditional uniforms, wait for the Queen to walk through the Royal Gallery in the Palace of Westminster
 The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery fire a 41-gun salute in Green Park to mark the Queen's arrival at the Houses of Parliament
The Queen arrives back at Buckingham Palace
 Blues and Royals of the Household Cavalry leave Buckingham Palace after the State Opening of Parliament
 The Irish Guards leave Buckingham Palace after the State Opening of Parliament
The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery leave the field after firing the salute

All images via The Telegraph

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