{"id":587,"date":"2021-05-13T07:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T07:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldculturepictorial.com\/wcp-blog\/?p=587"},"modified":"2021-05-24T03:19:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T03:19:50","slug":"mourning-queen-elizabeth-ii-95-opens-uk-parliament-sitting-alone-philip-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldculturepictorial.com\/wcp-blog\/mourning-queen-elizabeth-ii-95-opens-uk-parliament-sitting-alone-philip-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Mourning Queen, 95, opens UK parliament; Queen sitting alone at Philip\u2019s funeral; Queen and Prince Philip pictured during opening of Parliament in 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldculturepictorial.com\/images\/content_6\/queen-opens-parliament-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldculturepictorial.com\/images\/content_6\/queen-sitting-alone-philip-funeral.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldculturepictorial.com\/images\/content_6\/queen-elizabeth-ii-prince-philip-2013.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>(quote)<br><br>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/in-pictures-57070912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Queen then took her place on the Great Throne in the House of Lords,<\/a> and gave the signal for MPs to be summoned, her first major royal duty since Prince Philip\u2019s funeral. The State Opening of Parliament is usually the most colourful event of the parliamentary year and is steeped in tradition.<br><br>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2021\/04\/17\/queen-funeral-alone-chapel-philip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image of Queen Elizabeth II sitting alone at Philip\u2019s funeral breaks hearts around the world<\/a><br><br>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellofaread.com\/royal\/queens-speech-2021-her-majesty-to-carry-out-first-major-duty-since-philips-funeral-tomorrow-with-parliament-opening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Queen and Prince Philip pictured during the opening of Parliament in 2013<\/a><br><br>\n\n(unquote)<br><br>\n\nImage courtesy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/in-pictures-57070912\">Getty Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2021\/04\/17\/queen-funeral-alone-chapel-philip\/\">Jonathan Brady\/AP<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellofaread.com\/royal\/queens-speech-2021-her-majesty-to-carry-out-first-major-duty-since-philips-funeral-tomorrow-with-parliament-opening\/\">hellofaread.com<\/a>\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(quote) The Queen then took her place on the Great Throne in the House of Lords, and gave the signal for MPs to be summoned, her first major royal duty since Prince Philip\u2019s funeral. 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