STORY: Britain's King Charles outlined the government's legislative program for the coming year in a speech to the House of Lords on Wednesday (May 13) .

Arriving at parliament from Buckingham Palace in a grand carriage procession, Charles led a ceremony, with some of its traditions harking back to the 16th century, that delivers the government's agenda in line with Britain's constitutional division of powers.

Addressing lawmakers in the House of Lords, the upper house of parliament, the king, wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Robe of State, said: "My ministers will take decisions that protect the energy, defence and economic security of the United Kingdom for the long-term."

The speech gave an outline of 37 bills minsters want to pass in the next parliamentary session, including eight previously introduced to Parliament.

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Pomp and pageantry: King's carriage arrival and Black Rod door knock mark opening of UK parliament

VIDEO SHOWS: KEY MOMENTS FROM THE KING'S SPEECH AND STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT INCLUDING CARRIAGE PROCESSION AND BLACK ROD KNOCKING ON DOOR TO HOUSE OF COMMONS

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1. VARIOUS OF OFFICIAL CARRYING THE CROWN ON CUSHION/ CROWN BEING PLACED DOWN

2. CLOSE UP OF CROWN

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3. VARIOUS OF CARRIAGE CARRYING BRITAIN'S KING CHARLES AND QUEEN CAMILLA LEAVING BUCKINGHAM PALACE

4. (MUTE) AERIAL OF CARRIAGE PROCESSION

5. CARRIAGE CARRYING KING CHARLES AND QUEEN CAMILLA

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6. BRITAIN'S KING CHARLES AND QUEEN CAMILLA GETTING OUT OF CARRIAGE

7. VARIOUS OF CHARLES AND CAMILLA WALKING INTO THE HOUSE OF LORDS

8. CHARLES AND CAMILLA WALKING OUT AND DOORS CLOSING

9. VARIOUS OF LORDS AND GUESTS SEATING

10. CHARLES WEARING CROWN AND ROBE OF STATE WALKING INTO LORDS WITH CAMILLA

11. CHARLES AND CAMILLA SEATED ON THRONES / (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITAIN'S KING CHARLES SAYING:

"My lords may be seated"

12. CHARLES AND CAMILLA SEATED ON THRONES

13. GENTLEMAN USHER OF THE BLACK ROD, ED DAVIS, CARRYING BLACK ROD TO HOUSE OF COMMONS

14. VARIOUS OF DOORS CLOSING, DAVIS KNOCKING ON DOORS WITH BLACK ROD, DOOR OPENING

15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) GENTLEMAN USHER OF THE BLACK ROD, ED DAVIS, SAYING:

"Mr. Speaker, the King commands this noble house"

16. MPS WALKING OUT OF COMMONS TO HOUSE OF LORDS

17. PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER AND CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER KEMI BADENOCH TALKING WHILE WALKING TO HOUSE OF LORDS

18. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITAIN'S KING CHARLES SAYING:

"My Lords and members of the House of Commons, an increasingly dangerous and volatile world threatens the United Kingdom."

19. VARIOUS OF CHARLES AND CAMILLA WALKING OUT OF HOUSE OF LORDS

20. CHARLES SPEAKING WITH BRITISH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DAVID LAMMY

21. CHARLES AND CAMILLA WALKING OUTSIDE

22. CHARLES AND CAMILLA GETTING INTO CARRIAGE

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23. CAMILLA AND CHARLES IN CARRIAGE