Our 19 favourite reactions to the first King’s speech in over 70 years
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Watched a bit of the BBC’s coverage of the State Opening of Parliament and it struck me that it is no longer a participant in the ceremony, like it used to be. Now it feels half like someone trailing Strictly and half like David Attenbrough looking at a distant tribe. pic.twitter.com/Je8J8vnuJS
— Richard Coles (@RevRichardColes) November 7, 2023
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— HappyToast★ (@IamHappyToast) November 7, 2023
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I hope I get to his age and still want to go to work in fancy dress https://t.co/AQTCnYx2rU
— Simon Emms – The Shropshire Beekeeper (@TheShroppieBeek) November 7, 2023
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"Who wrote this bollocks?"#KingsSpeech #StateOpeningofParliament pic.twitter.com/gsfRncfCXN
— Parody Rishi Sunak (@Parody_PM) November 7, 2023
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Once more with feeling… https://t.co/azB61pLhLe
— Nick Jones (@resophonick) November 7, 2023
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King Prince Charles fighting crime would be a WICKED Netflix show imho. pic.twitter.com/WB3kJNUv5m
— Sooz "not Halloween anymore" Kempner (@SoozUK) November 7, 2023
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Nice to see Charles is continuing his mother’s subtle messaging tradition pic.twitter.com/JqRVkKSMId
— christhebarker (@christhebarker) November 7, 2023
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If you missed the king's speech, simply imagine an elderly man dressed as a Christmas decoration trying to conceal his mild distaste as he finds himself reading out a 1930s Daily Mail editorial praising the Brownshirts to a Downton Abbey cosplay party.
— paul bassett davies buy my damn books (@thewritertype) November 7, 2023
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Just imagine !
The King rises from the throne – throws off his robe & declares
"Sod this for a game of soldiers ,I didn't write this drivel "
Tears up the prepared speech ,prorogues Parliament & declares a GE.#KingsSpeech— Clare Hepworth OBE (@Hepworthclare) November 7, 2023
We’ll leave the last word to Chris Bryant.
I don’t think I’ve ever known a State Opening and prime minister’s speech be so out of touch with the reality of most people’s lives. Dreary, weak and utterly irrelevant with shockingly poor jokes.
— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) November 7, 2023
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