Boris Johnson won the majority vote in the UK general election on Thursday and will remain Prime Minister. The Queen will have to adjust her plans slightly to conduct the State Opening, which is expected to take place on 19 December.
He is expected to visit Buckingham Palace Friday morning, where the 93-year-old monarch will invite him to form government. Before the State Opening of Parliament next week he will likely reshuffle his cabinet over weekend.
The event will take place with reduced ceremonial elements, as was the case following the early general election in 2017. This is due both to the early general election and the proximity of the State Opening to Christmas.” However the State Opening of Parliament and the Queen’s Speech would follow next week Thursday 19 December.
This will be Her Majesty’s second speech within the space of two months. The Queen delivered her first on 14 October, where she set out the government’s agenda for plans and future legislation.
The Queen wore her full ceremonial regalia in October but didn’t wear the Imperial State Crown. However, next week’s State Opening will be less of a formal affair and then she will likely commute by train from London King’s Cross to her Sandringham estate for Christmas.
