2023-11-07 09:03:06
November 7, 2023 is a special day for King Charles III. (74). He will officially open the British Parliament with a speech for the first time – just as his mother Queen Elizabeth II (†96) did year following year for decades. The monarch traditionally marks the official start of the parliamentary year. Before his speech to Parliament, the King will go on a procession through London. Next to his wife, Queen Camilla (76), he is said to be “Mirror” His younger sister Princess Anne (73) will also accompany him – and she will take on a very special role.
Princess Anne is Charles’ “most trusted lieutenant”
As the British newspaper has learned from insider circles, Anne will play the role of “gold stick-in-waiting” in the procession. This is now a purely formal but prestigious task that traditionally falls to a person who is entrusted with the monarch’s security – the king’s personal bodyguard, so to speak. Anne already played this role at Charles’ coronation in May. “This is a fantastic addition by the King and cements the Princess Royal’s role as his most trusted lieutenant,” the source explained.
Princess Anne: First opening of parliament in decades
During the procession, Charles and Camilla are said to be traveling to Westminster in the “Diamond Jubilee State” carriage, which took them to the coronation in May. Anne should therefore ride behind them in a carriage. She is supposed to accompany her brother not only on the streets of London, but also to the so-called “House of Lords”.
The 73-year-old was there several times in her youth when her mother, the Queen, opened Parliament, but when she actually accompanies King Charles, it will be the first time for Anne since 1985.
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