AdvertisementOpinion'Gracious Address' By Queen Elizabeth II Won't Have All The Ceremonial DressJune 17, 2017Melissa BlockfacebookEmailBritain's Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the royal robes, delivers the Queen's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament in central London, on May 18, 2016. She won't be wearing it when she gives her speech to Parliament this year, and NPR's Melissa Block will have to wait until 2018 for all the pageantry to return. (AFP/Getty Images)