Queen Elizabeth II, in her first speech in the role. Speaking at a Buckingham Palace reception, the Queen Consort said she and the King had "drawn immense comfort" from messages they received ...
After Edward’s early death in 1553 Elizabeth’s older sister Mary I becomes queen. Mary returns the country to Catholicism and begins a series of bloody purges of Protestants. 287 are executed ...
He also delivered the Queen's Speech on behalf of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth, in May 2022. The speech is written by the government, and the monarch delivers it in a neutral tone ...