Trumpets, tiaras and tradition on display as King Charles III presides over opening of Parliament
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King Charles III will officially open the new session of Parliament on Wednesday, donning his ceremonial robes and the crown of state to deliver a speech laying out the legislative program of the U.K.’s first left-leaning government in 14 years