Royal secrets behind the State Opening of Parliament, from the late Queen’s trick for wearing the heavy crown jewels to the poignant moment Charles filled in for his mother

During her 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II presided over every State Opening of Parliament, bar three. She faced the tricky task of flawlessly reading the Government’s legislative programme while wearing the Imperial State Crown, which weighs 2.3lb (1kg). The Mail’s Robert Hardman revealed in his book Charles III: New King. …

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