King Charles grins as Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle cracks joke about the Glorious Revolution that confirmed Parliament’s supremacy over the monarch
- King Charles gave speech to both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall
- Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle delivered a joke about the Glorious Revolution
- A smiling King appeared to see the funny side of the quip from Sir Lindsay
- Full coverage: Click here to see all our coverage of the Queen’s passing
The King appeared to see the funny side today as Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle joked about the Glorious Revolution during a ceremony.
Charles, accompanied by the Queen Consort, was at Westminster Hall to receive official condolences and deliver a speech to both Houses of Parliament.
Sir Lindsay offered ‘heartfelt sympathy’ to the royal family in his speech, before recalling the many occasions in which the Queen visited Westminster Hall.
The Speaker recounted the time the Queen visited Parliament to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Glorious Revolution, before quipping: ‘It is perhaps very British to celebrate revolutions by presenting an address to Her Majesty.’
The King could be seen smiling after the reference to the dramatic events that led to the deposition of James II.
The King appeared to see the funny side today as Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle joked about the Glorious Revolution during a ceremony
Sir Lindsay offered ‘heartfelt sympathy’ to the royal family in his speech, before recalling the many occasions in which the Queen visited Westminster Hall
Charles, accompanied by the Queen Consort, was at Westminster Hall to receive official condolences and deliver a speech to both Houses of Parliament
The Glorious Revolution permanently established Parliament as the ruling power of England, and later the United Kingdom – representing the final shift from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy.
Sir Lindsay told Westminster Hall: ‘On other occasions, our late Queen was here to mark the historic moments, such as the 50th anniversary of the Second World War, a war in which she herself served in the armed forces.
‘And in 1988, we celebrated the 300th anniversary of the revolutions of 1688 to 1689.
‘It is perhaps very British to celebrate revolutions by presenting an address to Her Majesty.
‘But those revolutions led to our constitutional freedoms, set out the foundation for a stable monarchy, which protects liberty.’
Sir Lindsay also told the King he has taken on ‘weighty responsibilities’.
He went on: ‘We know you hold the greatest respect, the precious traditions, the freedoms, and responsibilities over our unique history and our system of parliamentary government.
‘We know that you will bear those responsibilities which fall to you with the fortitude, dignity, demonstrated by Her late Majesty.’
The ceremony took place in the imposing Westminster Hall, where the Queen will lie in state later this week
Lord Speaker Lord McFall of Alcluith also delivered an address to Charles, in which he paid tribute to the Queen’s ‘inspiring reign of deep and unparalleled devotion’ and pledged loyalty to him on behalf of the House of Lords.
He said: ‘Her late Majesty, our treasured Queen and your beloved and deeply missed mother came here to Westminster Hall many times to receive the congratulations of her loyal subjects in the two Houses of Parliament and to celebrate with them historic landmarks and her long life of dedicated public service.
‘She was both a leader to and a servant of her people. Her humility and integrity commanded the respect and captured the imagination of peoples and nations across the globe.’
At the end of their speeches, both Speakers delivered an humble address, unanimously agreed by MPs and peers, which conveyed ‘deep sympathy’ to the King and his family for their loss, paid tribute to the late Queen for her ‘unstinting dedication’ and ‘untiring endeavours’, and expressed the Houses’ ‘loyalty’ to the King.
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