Prince Charles Delivers Queen’s Speech in Lieu of Elizabeth II
- U.K. monarch, 96, misses ceremony due to mobility problems
- Elizabeth II has missed set-piece twice before, when pregnant
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Prince Charles, the son and heir of Queen Elizabeth II, delivered the state opening of the U.K. Parliament for the first time, standing in for his mother who is suffering mobility problems.