The State Opening Of Parliament takes place.

The Queen delivers the Queen's Speech to peers and MPs gathered in the House of Lords, outlining the government legislative programme for the new parliamentary session.

MPs then return to the Commons chamber to debate the Queen's Speech.

Non-parliamentary

Philip Gould Labour opinion pollster and strategist Philip Gould addresses the Oxford Union.

New Statesman First Minister of the new Northern Ireland Assembly David Trimble collects the Statesman of the Year Award.