State Opening of Parliament 2012

The State Opening of Parliament took place on Wednesday 9 May 2012. State Opening marks the formal start of the new 2012-13 parliamentary session. The primary purpose of this colourful state occasion is to set out the Government's legislative agenda in the Queen's Speech.

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