[annalex]

Good.

It is heartening to see royalty doing their duty in Britain.

[annalex]

Monarchism on the march.

[annalex]

While I would, of course, generally prefer the Telegraph, the Guardian article has more information.

The Telegraph article.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attend the state opening of Parliament Photo: Ian Jones

[sinsofsolarempirefan]

I concur with that. The people whining about this being ‘undemocratic’ need to understand the importance of a non-democratic body in revising legislation introduced by those with a vested interest in doing something for short term electoral gain rather than the long-term interests of the country.

[PJammers]

Its really no secret. Its called the Royal Perogative.