Prince Charles’s historic Speech for absent monarch: Heir to the throne looked deeply moved as he delivered Queen’s Speech for first time, writes REBECCA ENGLISH
- The Prince of Wales read his mothers speech in the House of Lords today
- He marked the State Opening of Parliament and sat at the Queen’s consort chair
- The Queen has missed the ceremony only twice in her reign in 1959 and 1963, both whilst pregnant, when the speech was read by the then Lord Chancellor
- She watched from…