Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. King Charles will make his second King’s Speech today to mark the State Opening of Parliament. This is when a new parliamentary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It also gives a day in the sun for the Usher of the Black Rod, a role which has been an integral part of the House of Lords for ...

Black Rod summoned MPs in the House of Commons to walk through to the House of Lords to hear the King's Speech at the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday, 7 November. The senior officer is one of ...

For the first time in its 650-year history, a woman on Monday takes up the position of "Black Rod," the senior executive role in Britain's House of Lords. For the first time in its 650-year history, a ...

Watch: UK Parliament revives centuries-old ritual before King’s Speech Black Rod was symbolically denied entry to the House of Commons during the ceremonial opening of the UK Parliament ahead of King ...

On Tuesday, King Charles will deliver his first State Opening of Parliament as monarch – an event that has been long been steeped in custom, pomp and pageantry. The event marks the formal start of the ...