That was before May called the 8 June election that cost her Conservative Party its parliamentary majority and a fire in a London apartment block that killed dozens and led to anti-government protests on the streets.
The speech included eight bills centered on the United Kingdom leaving the European Union, and measures to address recent terror attacks in Manchester and London, as well as last week's deadly apartment block fire.
Responding to the speech, industry body techUK said it was clear that Brexit would be the key priority for the next parliament, with the Great Repeal Bill having significant scope for technology providers in areas such as customs, trade and immigration.
There was no mention of May's hugely controversial invitation to US President Donald Trump to come on a state visit.
May had hoped to officially secure support from the Democratic Union Party (DUP) of Northern Ireland, whose 10 seats in Parliament would give her enough votes to push her legislative agenda through.
The speech opened with a broad focus on the Brexit negotiations that started this week with a pledge to ensure the best possible arrangement for the United Kingdom as it prepares to leave the European Union including by putting forward the Great Repeal Bill. Immigration was the centerpiece issue in the campaign to leave the European Union, and the government has promised to deliver a policy that controls the level of immigration.
In addition, May is expected to stress the need for intelligence agencies to have more powers to investigate and stop militant plots - a pledge she made in the wake of recent deadly Islamist attacks in London and Manchester.
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And with this relentless assault continuing to take it's full effect it all became a bit too much for Kovalev to take. However, the heavyweight division has remained one of his biggest dreams. "I dream big and anything is possible".
The prime minister, who had campaigned with the slogan "Brexit means Brexit", softened her tone in comments released ahead of the speech. "My ministers are committed to working with Parliament, the devolved administrations, business and others to build the widest consensus on the country's future outside the European Union", the queen said.
If the government fails to win the backing of a majority of MPs, then it will be seen as a vote of no confidence.
The speech took place as Prince Philip was hospitalised over an infection late on Tuesday night. The Queen's speech made no mention of a price cap but rather a promise to "bring forward measures to help tackle unfair practices in the energy market to help reduce energy bills".
The Queen's Speech, normally a chance for a new government to show off an ambitious programme, is usually a high point of British pomp, but this year there was no horse-drawn carriage procession, crown or ceremonial robes.
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Instead the Queen Speech confirmed that the government will continue to support the "effective" and "efficient" completion of the smart meter roll-out.
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