speech from the throne

British  

noun

1. Also called (esp Brit): King's speech.   Queen's speech.  (in Britain and the dominions of the Commonwealth) the speech at the opening of each session of Parliament in which the Government outlines its legislative programme. It is read by the sovereign or his or her representative

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Example Sentences

In the other provinces, the lieutenant governor, the king’s representative, reads the speech from the throne, the address that outlines the government’s agenda to open a new session of the legislature.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2022

Then Gustaf V, King of Sweden, of the Goths and the Wends, began his speech from the throne.

From Time Magazine Archive

But last week, in the Queen's speech from the throne outlining the government's policy for the year ahead, Wilson seemed very much an orthodox socialist.

From Time Magazine Archive

The first English-born monarch since Queen Anne died more than 60 years ago, George proudly proclaimed in his first speech from the throne that he "gloried in the name of Briton."

From Time Magazine Archive

There is no copy of the speech from the throne to be found, unless it may have been in the Newark Spectator, which is not within reach.

From The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 by Roger, Charles