Queen Elizabeth opens British parliament

The Queen's speech was originally scheduled for June the 19th, but was delayed after the Conservatives lost their majority at the general election.

Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales in the House of Lords for the State Opening of Parliament Source: AAP

PM Theresa May called the general election three years early to try and extend the Conservatives' majority of 12 seats and strengthen their hand ahead of Brexit negotiations.

Instead, they lost 13 seats while Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party gained 30, forcing the Conservatives into talks with the 10 DUP MPs to try and form a coalition government.

The Prime Minister made light of the result though, offering tongue-in-cheek congratulations to Mr Corbyn, for coming "a good second".