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Members of the House of Lords sit in the chamber as they wait for the State Opening of Parliament ceremonials in the Palace of Westminster in London May 9, 2012. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the coalition government's legislative programme in a speech delivered to Members of Parliament and Peers in the House of Lords. AFP PHOTO / POOL / PETER MACDIARMID (Photo credit should read PETER MACDIARMID/AFP/GettyImages)