London, Thanasis Gavos
With the successor of Prince Charles of Wales presenting the government program for the next term with the so-called “Queen’s Speech” instead of Queen Elizabeth’s mother, the official opening ceremony of the new parliamentary term took place in the House of Lords.
Buckingham Palace announced Monday night that due to mobility problems he is facing the 96-year-old monarch would not attend today’s ceremony Speech of the Queen. It was only the third time she had been absent from this ceremony in her 70 years of reign.
Prince Charles did not sit on the royal throne used for his mother, but royal commentators in Britain speak of a “crucial moment” in the gradual transition to the next day for the royal family.
At his side was the Duchess of Cornwall Camillawhile for the first time present at the ceremony was the Duke of Cambridge William.
As for the government program, the outline of which was read by the Prince of Wales, it included 38 new bills and pre-announcement of measures to alleviate the cost of living.
The bill that has received the most attention is the one on Public Order, which provides for stricter sanctions for the protests of organizations that hinder the operation of infrastructure and the smooth daily life of citizens, such as environmental “Guerrilla activists” of the Extinction Rebellion organization.
Other bills introduced by the British government concern the granting of further powers to local government to revitalize trade routes, the simplification of certain procedures for conducting economic activity (the Brexit Freedoms bill), the suppression of cryptocurrency crimes, foreign interests linked to authoritarian regimes, the upgrading of education sectors, the controversial privatization of Channel 4, but also the controversial replacement of the current Human Rights Act (linked to the European Convention on Human Rights) by a individual rights, with an emphasis on freedom of expression.
The government program read by Prince Charles also made special reference to the “leadership role” that Britain will play in “defending democracy and freedom around the world, including its continued support for the people of Ukraine.”
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