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King's speech
noun
- (in the British Parliament) a speech reviewing domestic conditions and foreign relations, prepared by the ministry in the name of the sovereign, and read at the opening of the Parliament either by the sovereign in person or by commission.
King's speech
noun
- (in Britain and the Commonwealth when the sovereign is male) another name for speech from the throne
Example Sentences
King’s speech is from an actual broadcast — his estate rarely gives permission for films to use his words — and later in “Nickel Boys,” teenage Elwood is astonished to see King at a local grocery store, only to realize it’s just a cardboard cutout.
Ross and Barnes had no idea if they’d be allowed to include King’s speech.
She also starred in the Oscar-winning film The King's Speech and since filming the show she has graduated from the University of Manchester.
The King's speech on Christmas Day follows a tradition dating back to 1932, when George V made the first Christmas broadcast.
She set out to change the law and an amendment was in the current King's Speech.
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