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Election Special 12: The State Opening of Parliament
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Only two years late, it's time for the final episode of our "Election Special" series! Today, we're looking at the State Opening of Parliament and His/Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech. It's one of the big political events of the year, and comes with a suitable quantity of uniforms, robes, crowns, amusing job titles, and ceremony. Politics meets monarchy and the results are fascinating.
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