State Opening of Parliament 2010

The State Opening is the main ceremonial event of the parliamentary calendar, attracting large crowds, both in person and watching on television and the internet.

main = principal.......................event = acontecimiento.........................crowds = multitudes

The State Opening of Parliament marks the beginning of the parliamentary session. Its main purpose is for the monarch formally to open Parliament and, in the Queen's Speech, deliver an outline of the Government's proposed policies.The State Opening usually takes place in November or December on the first day of the new parliamentary session.

There is also a State Opening shortly after a general election.

The Queen's procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster is escorted by the Household Cavalry.



Speech= discurso........................... deliver = dar, entregar, pronunciar.
outline= esquema, resumen.........policy = política
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The Queen arrives at the Sovereign's Entrance at about 11.15am, and proceeds to the Robing Room, where she puts on the Imperial State Crown and parliamentary robe. A procession then leads through the Royal Gallery to the Chamber of the House of Lords, where the Queen takes the Throne.

Sovereign's Entrance = Entrada/Puerta Soberana..................Robing Room= Sala de Togas
Imperial State Crown = Corona Imperial...............................Parliamentary robe = Toga parlamentaria .
Chamber of the House of Lords = Cámara de los Lores..........lead = dirigirse
Throne = trono
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The official known as 'Black Rod' is sent to summon the Commons. In a symbol of the Commons' independence, the door to their chamber is slammed in his face and not opened until he has knocked on the door with his staff of office. The Members of the House of Commons follow Black Rod and the Commons Speaker to the Lords Chamber and stand behind the Bar of the House of Lords (at the opposite end of the Chamber from the Throne) to hear the Queen's Speech.

rod = vara
summon = convocar
Commons = Comunes.La expresión "Comunes" hace referencia al hecho de que los componentes
...................de la Cámara eran originariamente
....................representantes de las ciudades, en oposición a los miembros de la Cámara de los Lores,
................... todos ellos miembros de la nobleza
...................y la jerarquía de la Iglesia de Inglaterra.
slam in his face = dar un portazo en su cara
knock = llamar (golpear) a la puerta staff of office = bastón de mando



The Queen's Speech is delivered by the Queen from the Throne in the House of Lords, in the presence of Members of both Houses.

Although the Queen reads the Speech, the content is entirely drawn up by the Government and approved by the Cabinet.
draw up = redactar