A symbolic and historic event looked very different this year. Queen Elizabeth II opened British Parliament on Tuesday, but there wasn’t the traditional pomp and circumstance.
The 95-year-old reigning monarch opted to scale down the event this year, travelling to the Houses of Parliament in a car rather than a carriage.
She also chose not to wear a crown or an elegant gown for the occasion. Instead, the queen donned a lovely floral dress with a matching lilac coat embroidered with yellow flowers at the collar and a matching hat.
There was also no military band or Guard of Honour to participate in the procession from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster.
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