Queen Elizabeth II’s crown was driven to Parliament in its own car as Prince Charles outlined the Government’s plans to tackle the soaring cost of living.
Prince Charles was mocked on social media for announcing U.K. Government plans to tackle the cost of living crisis from a throne. Queen Elizabeth II pulled out of making her annual speech at the opening of Parliament a day beforehand with palace staff citing mobility issues, leaving the future king to read it on her behalf on May 10. The words are always written by the government and outlined Prime Minister Boris Johnson ‘s agenda, meaning neither royal contributed to its content. However, the pomp and ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament proved jarring for some when combined with the serious message about the soaring pressure on household budgets in Britain. “Her Majesty’s Government’s priority is to grow and strengthen the economy and help ease the cost of living for families,” Charles said. “Her Majesty’s Government will level up opportunity in all parts of the country and support more people into work.” “Looking forward to Prince Charles delivering the Queen’s Speech where he’ll tell us all he sympathizes with the cost of living crisis as it’ll now cost us all loads more to heat his homes,” comedian Tiernan Douieb wrote.
