The State Opening of Britain's Parliament later (11.25 BST) will see the Conservative government set out plans for an EU referendum.
The Queen's Speech is the centrepiece of the day's events and the British monarch outlines the legislative agenda of her new government.
It will include a bill for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, a vote which Prime Minister David Cameron has promised by 2017.
But the government has backed away from plans to scrap the Human Rights Act, which incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law.
Political reporter Theo Usherwood says the government's proposal of replacing it with a British Bill of Rights appears dead for now.
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Political reporter Theo Usherwood says David Cameron hopes legislation on an EU vote will put pressure on Brussels to engage with Britain's calls for reform.
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Conservative MEP Richard Ashworth says David Cameron will be able to deliver EU reform ahead of a referendum.
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Conservative MEP Richard Ashworth says French and German plans to further integrate eurozone countries is actually perfectly timed for Britain.
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