well, david lake, he is a former usher of the black rod in the house of the woods. he joins us from africa, any in wales that welcome to the program, would you mind? so if we asked you for the benefit of all he was around the world, what the ash of the black road actually is, what was your role the short term for it is just black rod. the. the full title is gentleman of the black rod and the, the room is a relatively new and, and are in the history of the country, the the title, black road, and the role dates back to 1348. when the king entered the 3rd needed somebody to to help keep access order and discipline around himself, the court and the palace of westminster, where he lived. and that role since 1348 till today still exists. and one of the roles of black rod today is to keep access order and discipline in the palace of westminster, which is where our poem sits. so that in very general terms, of course, is a lot more to it than that. the black world has many other administrative and operational duties and to, to do as well the, the, the glorious, the iconic mo

black rod striding through westminster hall. fist female black rod in the 650—year—old history of the job. she has black rod in the 650—year—old history of thejob. she has played black rod in the 650—year—old history of the job. she has played a major role in the organisation of the events we have seen so far here at westminster hall. a thumbs up from a member of parliamentary staff. which i think means we must be very close to the doors being opened. as we were saying, last night her majesty rested at buckingham palace, her last night at the residence she knew the throughout her 96 years. the focus of family grief. but that now changes to the public grief, as her subjects have the chance to pay their respects. its thought as many as three quarters of a million people may pass through here between now and the state funeral on monday. some of the state funeral on monday. some of the people that we are seeing coming in here have been queueing for two nights, waiting to ensure their place at the very front of the line of those anxi

so as black rod, he's the man during the opening of parliament each year that hammers on the door. if you've ever seen that ceremonial process very old fashioned process each year when the queen and soon it will be the king addresses to parliament. in fact, last year it was prince charles as he was then because the queen was too ill to perform that. but black rod controls that business of the parliamentary estate and controls what's happening now. they're inside the palace of westminster and, and in the westminster hall, which is the very, very oldest bit, the palest at westminster. this is where kings all the way back to william rufus, who was the successor to william the conqueror, have been where they've held trials, where they raise money for the government, where they've had important meetings with the king's and his courtiers. over the decades. real history in this, which was once the largest hall in medieval europe, real history in this hall. and around this, around this hall, the government was built the houses of parliament to the house of commons for the m . p. 's, the el

_ closed by black rod. it's quite a moment, isn't it? it— closed by black rod.ment, isn't it? it really is, in a week and — moment, isn't it? it really is, in a week and ten— moment, isn't it? it really is, in a week and ten days which have had so many— week and ten days which have had so many powerful moments. 0n week and ten days which have had so many powerful moments. on wednesday we saw— many powerful moments. on wednesday we saw the _ many powerful moments. on wednesday we saw the family and hand the queen over to _ we saw the family and hand the queen over to the _ we saw the family and hand the queen over to the nation in that procession from buckingham palace, her last— procession from buckingham palace, her last night in buckingham palace, arriving _ her last night in buckingham palace, arriving here in westminster hall, and that— arriving here in westminster hall, and that really has been the moment for the _ and that really has been the moment for the nation to come and pay their own personal tributes, and haven't they done — own personal tributes, a

. ( laughter ) lady usher of the black rod.lly, also the u.k.'s number-one search on pornhub. ( laughter ) ( applause ) one interesting moment was when the lord chamberlain ceremonially broke the "wand of office," signifying the end of the queen's reign. so, if i know my royal protocol, i believe king charles has to go pick out a new wand at ollivander's in diagon alley before he can return to to the headmaster of hogwarts. in observance of the memorial, the u.k. government declared today an official holiday. most movie theaters were also closed but offered screenings of the queen's funeral. i believe we have footage-- is this true-- of the moving opening remark. >> somehow, heartbreak feels good in a place like this. >> stephen: amen, nicole. of course, the queen's funeral wasn't the only solemn observance today. september 19 is also "international talk like a pirate day." so with a heavy heart and the gravest of respects, i say, "yarr... she will be missed." ( applause ) "she was a good lassie." yarr. ( laughter ) of course,

not so trivial when you are black rod because you are the | are black rod because you are the upholder just black knew she would spot if you didn't? it wasn'tjust black rod who had to up it wasn'tjust black rod who had to up their game, it's the whole team. it is the team and at the palace of westminster. these state events are a huge team events, the government, the london authorities, metropolitan police, the military, and so on. there are huge meetings before these events take place to make detailed plans and it requires everybody working together. in the palace of westminster, i can tell you everybody, including the scaffolder is, the electricians, the cleaners, everybody took huge pride in, for example, preparing for the state opening of parliament, and now preparing for the tying opening of parliament, and now preparing for the lying in state of the queen in westminster hall. everybody takes huge pride in it. i remember one of the estate staff he was leaving, i went to his farewell party, and i asked him what he would miss most. he said he would miss the state occasions and why i

black rod standing behind the lord speaker.een consort will sit. the lords to the right, the commons to their left. the white swans', such a key part of the headdress of the gentlemen at arms, instituted by henry viii in 1509. and now the speaker of the house of commons so lindsay hoyle, member of parliament for chorley in lancashire. in front of him carrying the mace, the first black sergeant of arms in the post's 600 year history. when the king and her majesty the queen consort arrive in about ten minutes they will be greeted by the lord great chamberlain, a role key to royal ceremonial, then you monarch means a new holder of that position, the seventh baron carrington on duty for the first time today. as the king arrives we will hear fanfare from the state trumpeters and then the union flag flying at half mast on victoria tower will be lowered and the royal standard raised in its place to indicate to the city outside that the king is here. there have been several days of tributes from mps and lords, some sullen, others provo

on the wall there is an original sconce with a long black rod instead of a ceiling lamp, and a suspensionkitchen counter, as if the brother and together were connected. but the main characters of the lighting scenario are lampshades made of clay, molded by oksana tsimbalova, the author of the project , and will illuminate both. he is massive oak came from the capital of mordovia, saransk, for the company he took with him six brothers in the bar of oak chairs. settled separately at the counter. the diagonal of the tv is 165 cm, it has a resolution of 4k and the smart tv function, there was a large corner sofa massive here. now a beautiful table has taken its place. we still support modernity and tradition and traditionally wiesburg. and in the dachas, a huge large such massive chair was used, for which the whole family could study in the evening. we have a standard set of six chairs, with it to this table. you can still carefully look, but at least three or four chairs can be added here, you can fit. it's like this made on figuratively under a natural slap. in fact, it is america which is

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in that ceremony, you may recall this, when the door is slammed in the face of an official court black rodthe independence of the democratic house of commons and that constitutional arrangement, where the queen, the head of state, sits at the top of it, parliament below it. a point about the head of state, and a striking one as well. i travelled recently to the g7 summit in bavaria and then on the nato defence alliance summit in madrid, and part of the formulation of the language of the formulation of the language of those events is that they are gatherings of heads of state and government, and that matters, because of course, in the uk system, we have a head of government in liz truss, the prime minister, and we have a head of state in her majesty, the queen, and that distinction between the two, is so pivotal to how the uk system operates. chris, thank you again. chris mason, our political editor, with the latest for us in downing street. from downing street, let's go to windsor, because windsor, of course, dominated by the great castle, and windsor, i think it's fair to say, as our unde

black rod takes _ how everybody comes together. black rod takes over. over. i have never seen the house as united in its grief us we have — the house as united in its grief us we have seen when the news came out. it we have seen when the news came out. it has _ we have seen when the news came out. it has changed the atmosphere completely. it has changed the atmosphere completely-— it has changed the atmosphere comletel. , ., ., , , . completely. there is normally such clamour and _ completely. there is normally such clamour and argument _ completely. there is normally such clamour and argument and - completely. there is normally such clamour and argument and conflict| clamour and argument and conflict and we can see you here in ceremonial robes, greeting the new king and the queen consort. what ceremonial robes, greeting the new king and the queen consort. what was that like? it has _ king and the queen consort. what was that like? it has all— king and the queen consort. what was that like? it has all been _ king and the queen consort. what was that like

it has been like this since five o�*clock on wednesday afternoon when black rod, the parliamentary officer chamber and its precincts, signal that the doors of the hall can be opened to the public patiently queueing outside. 50 hours or so have elapsed since that moment. people at the head of what has felt at times an infinite line have filed in past the coffin, paying their private respects to the late queen. some people walk by lost in private thoughts. some bow, some curtsy, some make the sign of the cross, others turn on their heel and looked back raising their hand in an informal salute as they say their farewells. some of the visitors here knew the queen personally or worked for her, but most of us in this hall only knew herfrom for her, but most of us in this hall only knew her from a distance. as the monarchy. photographed in a newspaper, seen on television, or perhaps seen for a few seconds of a walkabout after the opening of a public building. the queen�*s subjects will bejoined public building. the queen�*s subjects will be joined by her children this evening. the king, the princ

the black rod walked towards the coffin to bow, and then walked away.t that marked the end of what has been an outpouring act of grief among the public. -- ali and adele are at westminster for us this morning as the final moment of the public paying their respects to the -- good morning to you, both of you had the opportunity to speak to christie, ali, you first. >> yeah, it was an incredible opportunity to speak to her. i think she didn't quite realize the importance of being at the back of the queue being the last person to see the queen lying in state. as you heard there -- serving member of the r.a.f. she said that for her this was a huge privilege it was about saying thank you. i think that is a sentiment that you hear again and again from people. people are obviously here for their own reasons some of them have lost loved ones some of them have met the queen some of them just wanted to have their own moment with the coffin before it is taken to its final resting place. so people are here for different reasons, but i think it also has been a great

on the wall there is an original scolding with a long black rod instead of a ceiling, and a suspensione kitchen counter, as if connecting a bra, and together with potai . but the main characters of the lighting scenario are lampshades made of clay, molded by hand project author oksana tsimbalova and will illuminate the dining table. a massive oak came from the capital of mordovia, saransk, for the company took with him six brothers in the bar of oak chairs, settled down separately at the bar. the diagonal of the tv is 165 cm, it has a resolution of 4k and the smart tv function, there was a large corner sofa massive here. now a beautiful table has taken its place. we still support modernity and tradition, and traditionally wiesbach and in summer cottages, a huge large such massive chair was used, for which the whole family could study in the evening. we have six chairs as a standard, with this table. you can still carefully look, but at least three four chairs. you can add here you can fit. it's made like this, it's figured under a natural slap. in fact, it is america which is connected

and so black rod is one of those institutional parts of our establishment that keeps acess, order andconduct themselves with dignity. and that helps and it adds to the stability of our constitution. that's my third point. the pageantry, the heritage which we have is anchored long back in what has been a pretty stable constitution for several hundred years. if we kick the pageant ri out and try to modernize and digital liez our constitution, our sovereignty, our monarchy, i think we'll lose some of the stability that anchors us. it plays a role in the stability of our count i tries. >> we're watching the royal procession of queen elizabeth ii's coffin. cheers going up from the crowd, a crowd that has been quiet and somber throughout most of the morning. but now cheers as the queen's coffin passes by. flowers being thrown from the crowd toward the queen's coffin. i must say it's striking to me, for decades many of us in america have looked at the british monarchy as interesting, fascinating sometimes. sometimes and not much more.fc)ñ strangely enough today in these times, it wail what t

black rod.the king and the royal party. to the left of him, lord carrington, the lord great chamberlain. the prince of wales in his raf uniform. so, from now until monday morning, the people will come here, will file past her majesty's coffin. the bbc is launching lives do aim —— lifestream of the line in state for people who are not able to pay their respects here, they can pay their respects virtually, it is on the bbc news website, and on iplayer on the red button and also on the bbc parliament channel. hello there. this was the scene above the capital on wednesday evening. with the clear skies it will turn chilly, especially in scotland and the far north of england. forthe scotland and the far north of england. for the south, vidmar ploughed around and that will keep temperatures up. chilly in north—eastern scotland. lots of sunshine for many, expect perhaps central and eastern parts of england, the possibility of the odd shower but otherwise it stays dry, showers into northern ireland and s

it's been like that since five o'clock on wednesday afternoon, when black rod, the parliamentary officerafter the opening of a theatre or a hospital or another public building. for 15 minutes this evening, the queen's subjects will be joined by her children — the king, the princess royal, the duke of york and the earl of wessex and forfar — the four siblings mourning the death of their mother. the union flag lowered at victoria tower, changed for the royal standard. the royal party will mount visual alongside the royal bodyguard. and appropriately on this day when so much of the focus has been on wales, four officers from the welsh guard. the first royal vigil here was in 1936, the final night at the vigil for george v when the new king, edward viii, decided to stand watch around the catafalque with his brothers as a tribute to their late father. the king was joined by the dukes of gloucester and kent and the then duke of york who, later that same year, became george vi. he was to lie in state here when he died in 1952 and now, 70 years later, his daughter rests in westminster hall. this

, as leader of the commons bowing effectively to the new king and standing at the front with the black rodmes here by invitation from that he was put on trial for trying to break in in this incredible hall, it dates back to the 11th century, the first coronation in 1170. great weddings, celebrations, and most recently the lying in state of the queen mother, such a significant place. as prince charles was saying, he felt the weight of history. he must feel it now. his moyer, she was so present, too, and now she's gone into the history book. it's the end of the eray. >> prince edward looks really tired, and, of course, the new prince of wales, and the duke and duchess holding their always, which they always do. a lot of people have commented on that. this is a huge moment for this, particularly for the duchess of sussex, of course, she would have no experience of a moment like this. none of us have had experience on the level of this, but the direct members have been brought up with it, as the king speaking to the arch bush scholls, a senior figure. >> as he is now supreme governor, as the q

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course, the context of what i said about the black sea fleet is that russia will make a terrible mistake if it uses tactical nuclear weapons against ukraine, the rodsbe impossible for the united states not to answer, they will have to answer, because if they they won't do it russia can do it again it's watching. china is watching iran is watching north korea and other countries that have nuclear weapons, if the us does not react seriously, then maybe they too can use nuclear weapons to hold hostage countries to hold their neighbors hostage with their boobs. that's why i think it will be impossible for the white house for the administration not to react, and of course the kremlin knows this. this is a country a country that wants to destroy us imposes. we have the same rules of life and their strange values, and western mores. today, putin said the west does not give a damn about not only the rights of billions of people, freedom and justice. the west seriously denies morality in general, religion and family, western tolerant lgbt values ​​of russia naturally do not fit. our people do not want to have parents of one and two parents instead of father