Will Charles III make any difference? Yesterday the monarch delivered his first King’s Speech — and did not hide his distaste for bits of it. Now some want to hear his own ideas.
Five big ideas NOT in the King’s Speech
Pomp and circumstance: The King’s Speech opens a new parliamentary session. Glossary
King's Speech - A speech by the British monarch outlining the UK government's plans for the year ahead.
Tory - A member of the Conservative party.
parliament - An assembly of representatives, usually of an entire nation, that makes laws.
Legislation - Legislation consists of a law or laws passed by a government.
Labour - Britain's main left-of-centre political party.
Rewilding - Returning developed or farmed land to its natural state by reintroducing species that once lived there.
Orkney Islands - A group of Scottish islands. People live on 20 of the islands.
Trans-Siberian Railway - The longest railway line in the world, connecting Moscow in Russia's west to Vladivostok in the far east.
Channel Tunnel - A tunnel connecting England and France, through which trains run.
Commonwealth - Officially called the Commonwealth of Nations, it was set up in 1926. There are 54 members in all. It grew out of the British Empire and many members, although not all, were former British colonies.