The government's policies for the upcoming year will be unveiled during the King's Speech, with a pledge to put criminal justice 'at the heart' of its plans. Watch our special programme with Sophy Ridge from 10.30am.
The King's Bodyguard, the Yeoman of the Guard, are carrying out their ceremonial search of the Palace of Westminster ahead of the arrival of the King.
The Yeomen of the Guard search the cellars of Westminster for explosives to commemorate Guy Fawkes's 'gunpowder plot' of 1605 - a failed attempt to kill King James I.
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