The monarch invested Sarah Clarke as Lady Usher of the
Black Rod in the private audience room at Buckingham Palace, by presenting her with the thin, ebony
Black Rod and chain of office.
With a lot of persuasion and the support of
Black Rod, Baroness Smith has finally laid a plaque where it should have been put more than 80 years ago.
Yesterday's advice was circulated by the Sergeant at Arms and
Black Rod, who oversee security in the Commons and Lords, and was based on police advice, the Daily Express reports.
The e-mail from the senior Commons official responsible for security, the Serjeant at Arms Jill Pay, and her counterpart in the Lords, the acting
Black Rod Ted Lloyd-Jukes, said the plan had been drawn up in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).
ANSWERS: 1
Black Rod; 2 Lent; 3 Two; 4 Robbie Coltrane; 5 Hinduism; 6 George Eastman; 7 Bob Geldof; 8 Zardoz; 9 Sir John Dankworth; 10 The Paralympics.
Commons official
Black Rod refused to confirm Downing Street's version of events, forcing Campbell to back down.
race is at two." to
Black Rod Of Commons Punters and pundits alike have attributed the substandard performance to the course rather than the horse.
PARLIAMENT'S first female
Black Rod has been welcomed to her new role in the House of Lords.
David Leakey, who is the current
Black Rod, did well to hold it together.
When
Black Rod approaches the door it is slammed in his face and he has to knock to get permission to enter.