the duke of norfolk, lord strathclyde, and lord stirrup, the cap of maintenance and sword of state.he pages of honor, lord stanley. followed by the ladies in waiting. and gold stick in waiting, that's the office held at the moment by the princess royal. and we have for the first time in the state opening representatives of all the main branchs of the armed forces. so we have the chief of defense staff. we have their chief marshall, sir steward peach, and the chief of the general staff. the queen will signal that everyone should be seated. and then she will give the signal for blackrod to be sat. >> my lords, pray be seated. the signal is given by lord shame lynn and received by blackrod in the central lobby. so for the first time in his term of office attorney general david leakey makes his way towards the chamber of the house of commons. very important symbolism attached to this part of the day's ceremony. because this is all about the autonomy of the house of commons, the fact that they are independent of the sovereign. the show of that independence is about to happen. >> open the