What was the Queens speech about?

What was the Queens speech about?

The Queen’s Speech is the speech that the Queen reads out in the Lords Chamber on the occasion of the State Opening of Parliament. It sets out the programme of legislation that the Government intend to pursue in the forthcoming parliamentary session.

Why is Commonwealth Day important?

Commonwealth Day is celebrated on the second Monday in the month of March every year. Also known as Empire Day, Commonwealth Day commemorates the formation of the British Empire in India and other colonies of Britain.

Does the queen do a Commonwealth speech every year?

The Queen is to make a Commonwealth TV address after her annual service was cancelled due to coronavirus. To mark Commonwealth Day, the Queen will instead share her annual message in A Celebration For Commonwealth Day, which will be broadcast on Sunday, Mar 7 on BBC One.

What power does the Queen have over the commonwealth?

Each Commonwealth country functions independently of the Queen, with its own elected governors and laws. As head of state the Queen has no real power, although she is recognised as the ceremonial ruler, like in the UK. Where she is a head of state, a governor-general acts as the Queen’s representative.

What time is the Queen’s speech 2021?

3pm
The Queen’s speech for 2021 will be broadcast across multiple UK television channels at 3pm on Saturday December 25. 3pm has always been the traditionally scheduled time for the Queen’s royal message since it was first televised by the BBC in 1957.

Does the Queen write her speech?

The themes and direction of the speech are decided by the Queen and the text is largely written by the Queen herself, sometimes with assistance from Prince Philip (prior to his death in 2021) and her staff. In recent years, the speech has become more personal and religious in tone.

What is the theme for 2021 Commonwealth Day?

Delivering a Common Future
This year the theme for Commonwealth Day is: Delivering a Common Future. The aim of this theme is to highlight how the 54 Commonwealth countries are innovating, connecting and transforming to help achieve essential goals like tackling climate change, promoting good governance, achieving gender equality.

What is the theme for 2021 Commonwealth?

2021: Delivering a Common Future This theme highlights how the 54 member countries in the Commonwealth family are ‘innovating, connecting and transforming’ to help achieve some of its biggest goals, like protecting natural resources and boosting trade.

Why is the queen addressing the Commonwealth?

What is the Queen expected to say? The Queen, in an audio message, will pay tribute to the way in which communities across the “family of nations” have “come together” in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Who performed at Commonwealth Day 2021?

Presented by Anita Rani from Westminster Abbey, the celebration hears voices from across the world alongside music and readings, including performances by Nitin Sawhney, Lianne La Havas, Alexis Ffrench and a reflection by double Commonwealth gold medal-winning athlete Denise Lewis.

What does being part of the Commonwealth mean?

What is the Commonwealth? The Commonwealth is an association of countries across the world. Although historically connected to the British Empire, any country can apply to be a member of the Commonwealth, regardless of its intersection with Britain’s colonial past.

Does the Queen control the Commonwealth?

The Queen’s role The Queen is Sovereign of 15 Commonwealth realms in addition to the UK. She is also Head of the Commonwealth itself, a voluntary association of 54 independent countries. This is an important symbolic and unifying role.