Promise of a Changed U.K. Comes Wrapped in Royal Tradition
Briefly

At last, a King's Speech that the king himself might have written, at least in its bridge-building, planet-saving passages...
Nothing in the king's demeanor suggested that he was any more enthusiastic speaking the words drafted for him...
His poker face spoke to a lifetime of studied political neutrality, a central tenet of Britain's constitutional monarchy...
My government will govern in service to the country, Charles intoned. My government's legislative program will be mission led and based upon the principles of security, fairness and opportunity for all.
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