lord privy selal, protecting the private seal. and then we have the mark as of chantry just behind him. and a very important man just checking his watch. that is the old marshal, the new, nor for, in charge of so many of these events. and they're ready there to go and greet the queen at the foot of the norman staircase. here are the two man looking after those two and moms that i mentioned earlier, the cap of maintenance and the sword of state. and the leader of the house of lords with his back to us and general lord walker who will be carrying the sword of state, in the procession with the queen and the duke of edinburgh, they replace ready for the queen to a ride. -- they are in place ready for the queen to arrive. they know that they are minutes away from the queen's arrival, and there will be just a couple of minutes for the queen to prepare herself before the procession into the chamber itself. this is the 59th state opening of the queen's reign. it is a remarkable statistic, the 57 time that the queen has attended the state