Speech from the Throne

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ceremonial speech constitutional convention parliamentary procedure

The Speech from the Throne is a formal address delivered by the monarch outlining the government's policy agenda and legislative plans for the coming year.

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Surface form Occurrences
Queen's Speech 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial speech ⓘ
constitutional convention ⓘ
parliamentary procedure ⓘ
approvedBy cabinet ⓘ
associatedWith Westminster parliamentary system NERFINISHED ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ
attendedBy diplomatic corps ⓘ
judiciary representatives ⓘ
members of both houses of Parliament ⓘ
ceremonialElements formal summons of the lower house ⓘ
procession of the monarch ⓘ
regalia display ⓘ
constitutionalRole demonstrates monarch's political neutrality ⓘ
expresses policies of elected government ⓘ
deliveredBy head of state ⓘ
reigning monarch ⓘ
deliveredOnBehalfOf sitting government ⓘ
followedBy parliamentary debate on the address ⓘ
vote of confidence implications ⓘ
function communicate government priorities to legislature ⓘ
set legislative agenda ⓘ
signal start of new parliamentary session ⓘ
hasAlternativeName King's Speech NERFINISHED ⓘ
Queen's Speech NERFINISHED ⓘ
Speech from the Throne (Commonwealth realms) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Throne Speech NERFINISHED ⓘ
language formal ⓘ
legalStatus non‑binding political statement ⓘ
mentions domestic policy priorities ⓘ
foreign policy directions ⓘ
planned bills ⓘ
occursAt opening of a parliamentary session ⓘ
outlines government policy agenda ⓘ
legislative program ⓘ
planned government priorities ⓘ
readBy governor general (in some realms) ⓘ
lieutenant governor (in Canadian provinces) ⓘ
monarch in person ⓘ
monarch's representative ⓘ
symbolizes relationship between Crown and Parliament ⓘ
takesPlaceIn upper house chamber ⓘ
timeScope coming parliamentary session ⓘ
usedInCountry Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
other Commonwealth realms ⓘ
writtenBy government ministers ⓘ

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Prince's Day → mainEvent → Speech from the Throne ⓘ
57th Parliament of the United Kingdom → openedBy → Speech from the Throne ⓘ
this entity surface form: Queen's Speech