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The Queen's Speech: A Quick Guide To What, And Why, It Is

The Queen's Speech: What, And Why, Is It?
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The Queen's Speech takes place on Wednesday. But it's much more than a follow-up to the 2010 Oscar-winning movie 'The King's Speech'. Here are some of the most common questions asked by peasants and foreigners about this pomp-filled occasion:

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What is the Queen's Speech?(01 of09)
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It is a speech the Queen gives.
Does The Queen write the Speech?(02 of09)
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No - it is written by ministers. The Queen sees the document beforehand, however, in order to add her own jokes.
Where does she deliver the Speech?(03 of09)
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The Queen delivers the speech from a throne in the House of Lords. (In the case of a Labour government, this is done at gunpoint.)
Does The Queen come every year?(04 of09)
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Pretty much. She has been absent on two occasions: in 1959, when she was pregnant, and in 1964, when she had a raging hangover.
Is there a lot of pomp and ceremony involved?(05 of09)
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You bet. Just check out these guys. Some of them are even wearing socks!
Who is Black Rod?(06 of09)
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He's this chap. And hey: that's 'the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod' to you!
Does he have an actual Black Rod?(07 of09)
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He does - and he uses it to bang on the door to be let into the chamber. That's what happens when you leave your Commons pass at home!
Wait - didn't that used to be Michael Gove? What's he doing here?(08 of09)
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He's now the Lord Chancellor - which means he'll be the man delivering the speech to the Queen. As long as he hasn't left it in the back of that cab!
What happens after the Speech?(09 of09)
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After a buffet lunch of foie gras, swan and champagne, everything goes back to normal and MPs have a massive argument about the Speech in the House of Commons. Hurrah!
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