Queen Elizabeth II opens Parliament
Queen Elizabeth II arrives at the Houses of Parliament, in Westminster, central London, to attend the State Opening of Parliament. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday May 8, 2013. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
British Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister David Cameron are working together to move the country to the right after the right-wing UK Independence Party showed its popularity in recent local elections.
Surrounded by traditional pomp during Wednesday's state opening of parliament, the queen delivered a speech authored by members of parliament that called for reforms in immigration, social care, and pension.
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