Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks with Prince Philip in the Palace of Westminster, on her way to the House of Lords to make her annual speech, which sets out the government's plans for the next parliamentary session, at the State Opening of Parliament in London, Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008. (Credit: ALASTAIR GRANT / AP)
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth leaves the Palace of Westminster during the State Opening of Parliament in London, on December 3, 2008. Queen Elizabeth unveiled the British government's legislative programme for the next year Wednesday, stressing its "overriding priority" was to bolster the economy against looming recession. The lavish ceremony surrounding the Queen's Speech -- when she speaks from a gold throne in the House of Lords, wearing an ermine robe and a crown studded with nearly 3,000 diamonds -- contrasted with her message of economic caution. (Credit:TOBY MELVILLE, AFP/Getty Images)
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