King Charles III arrives in UK parliament

Britain's King Charles III gave the first King's Speech in more than 70 years on Tuesday in the House of Lords, formally opening the UK parliament with a run-down of his government's legislative plans as an election looms.

The Monarch’s Speech is a crucial part of the State Opening of Parliament.The ceremony, which takes place roughly once a year and brings together the Crown, Lords and Commons, is designed to illustrate the balancing act of Monarch and Parliament inherent in Britain’s constitutional monarchy.

Charles delivered the Queen’s Speech on behalf of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, last year when he was still the Prince of Wales but this year marks his first speech opening Parliament as monarch.