EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles may hope his State opening speech is better than the time he played Hamlet with Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen and Benedict Cumberbatch - which earned him the nickname Chandler after late Matthew Perry's Friends character

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: The King prides himself on his oratory and hopes to shine at next week's State opening of Parliament - his first speech from the throne as monarch.

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