The discussion comes at a time when the government is weak following Prime Minister Theresa May's disastrous decision to hold a snap election in which she lost her majority.
Centrepiece of Mrs May's programme is the Repeal Bill which will transfer relevant European Union laws on to the United Kingdom statute book at the moment of Brexit in March 2019, with the aim of delivering "a smooth and orderly transition" and avoiding uncertainty for businesses and individuals.
Of the 27 proposed bills put forth in the speech, almost a third pertain to the U.K.'s departure from the European Union.
In addition to the so-called great repeal bill, which transposes European Union law into British statute, there are bills on a new customs regime, a new immigration system, reforms to trade, a bill on agriculture and another on fisheries.
Lawmakers will have to approve the speech in a vote, expected on June 29 that will be a de facto vote of confidence.
For now, details on how exactly the British government will do so remain sparse, but the speech does appear to signal preparations for a clean break with the EU.
She was accompanied by Prince Charles after her 96-year-old husband, Philip, was taken to hospital with an infection.
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The event is usually filled with pomp and circumstance, like royal robes and a horse-drawn carriage. Trump used Twitter to accuse Khan of being "pathetic", in contrast to May saying that the mayor, a member of the opposition Labour Party, was "doing a good job".
President Trump's state visit to the United Kingdom appears to have been canceled.
That was before May called the June 8 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 Tories will now have to rely on the DUPs 10 MPs to form a a minority government.
"The election result was not the one I hoped for, but this government will respond with humility and resolve to the message the electorate sent", May said in a statement.
It also said ministers would "bring forward measures to help tackle unfair practices in the energy market", but made no mention of the cap promised during the election campaign. Even amid the gravity, frustration and uncertainty surrounding this year's speech, Skinner bore the great weight of his informal duty gladly, quipping about the queen's plans to catch a horse race later that day.
Khan said Britain's relationship with the USA should be like a close friendship: "You stand with them in times of adversity and call them out when they're wrong and there are many things about which Donald Trump is wrong".
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