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Queen opens parliament in scaled down ceremony

Guardian, 11 May 2021
The Queen announced the list of planned new bills for the next session in a scaled-down ceremony on Tuesday, with only 74 people in the Lords chamber.

Many of the usual traditions associated with the event went ahead, including the Queen's representative, Black Rod, summoning MPs to the chamber.
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