Charles delivers first King's Speech to lay out British PM Rishi Sunak's agenda ahead of next general election

London: Britain's King Charles III on Tuesday delivered his first King's Speech, a tradition steeped in tradition and accompanied by royal pomp and ceremony, to lay out Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plans for his government ahead of next general election.

The 74-year-old monarch was joined by Queen Camilla for the ceremonial State Opening of Parliament, which symbolises the independence of the House of Commons through its royal pageantry in the House of



Lords.

The speech, which Charles began with a tribute to his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, marked several firsts – including the first under the premiership of Sunak, Britain’s first Prime Minister of Indian heritage. It also marks the first time a King has opened the British Parliament in more than 70 years, the last being Charles' grandfather and Queen Elizabeth II's father George VI in 1950.