Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Pomp meets politics as British govt unveils agenda (AP)

Britains Queen Elizabeth II looks up as she delivers her speech, which officially opens the new session of Parliament, in the House of Lords within the Palace of Westminster, London, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 . The Queens Speech sets out her governments legislative plans for the coming parliamentary year. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Royal pageantry met hard-nosed electioneering Wednesday, as Queen Elizabeth II donned the diamond-encrusted Imperial State Crown to announce the governments plans for the next parliamentary session.

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