May 10, 2022
Cost of living to become focus of the State Opening of U.K. Parliament
Prince Charles delivers the Queen's speech at the State opening of the UK Parliament in London.
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From the BBC World Service: Prince Charles is to read the Queen's Speech on her behalf for the first time, after the 96-year-old monarch pulled out due to mobility problems. Plus, Sri Lanka's prime minister resigns after months of sometimes violent protests over his handling of the country's worst economic crisis in history.
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