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Queen's speech

British

noun

(in Britain and the Commonwealth when the sovereign is female) another name for speech from the throne

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"I remember the Queen's speech that Christmas - on the piano, there were only a few photographs, and the sense was that there had been a shift," she said.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

“At Her Majesty’s request, and with the agreement of the relevant authorities, The Prince of Wales will read The Queen’s speech on Her Majesty’s behalf,” the palace said.

From Washington Post • May 9, 2022

"At Her Majesty's request, and with the agreement of the relevant authorities, The Prince of Wales will read The Queen's speech on Her Majesty's behalf, with The Duke of Cambridge also in attendance."

From Reuters • May 9, 2022

I don’t care if I’m talking over the Queen’s speech!

From The Guardian • Dec. 5, 2019

He makes a message to the legislature when it meets—a sort of Queen's speech; and he receives for his services a compensation to be established by law.

From North America — Volume 1 by Trollope, Anthony

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