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The carriage transporting King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrives at Britain's Houses of Parliament for the official State Opening of Parliament and King's Speech, at which the king sets out the programme of the new government. Keir Starmer's Labour government is expected to outline a number of reforms which it hopes will boost the nation's economy. The king's carriage was preceded by one carrying the Imperial State Crown. IMAGES
Britain's King Charles III officially hands over the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps to Prince William, appointing his heir to the ceremonial role in his younger son Prince Harry's old regiment. The 75-year-old monarch's decision to hand the role, which he held for 32 years, to William, 41, was seen as a snub to Harry when it was announced last year. IMAGES
Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez swears in his new but largely unchanged cabinet. Despite having vowed to slim down his cabinet, the 51-year-old kept the number of ministerial posts at 22. IMAGES
Britain's King Charles III arrives in the House of Lords to deliver the first King's Speech in seven decades as he opens a new parliamentary year. IMAGES
King Charles III leaves Buckingham Palace for the State Opening of Parliament to deliver Britain's first King's Speech in seven decades. The ceremonial address, and the traditions that go with it, is Charles's first as monarch, having stood in for his mother Queen Elizabeth II in May last year. IMAGES