mr. brittain: oh, is it? mr.ard: many are the chambers for prayers, so it is their right to then follow the procession out. some members decide not to attend. then they try to leap in to the convoy as it is on its way out. mr. brittain: you are in charge of the doorkeepers. be a bit more bossy. mr. ward: there were several conversations over the years about how to corral that train of people going up. one of the ideas was to have a rope so members couldn't jump in. mr. brittain: that's what you need, you need roping off. her majesty the queen accompanied by the duke of edinburgh in the uniform of a lord high admiral of the great britain. i say a lord high admiral, but there is only one. and you are looking at him. man to he is the only wear this. they set off from buckingham palace in the diamond jubilee carriage. a stunning piece of work. it took eights years to build, and i suppose we are in the world a bit short of carriage builders these days. this is built by a real enthusiast, an australian originally. he w

mr. brittain: it is in the carriage now? >> yes. mr. ittain: that is the state coach on its way with the horses . since you were sergeant at arms, what is the sergeant at arms? what is the day job? >> the day job is being responsible for security and access to the house of commons. it is working directly with the speaker of the house of commons to ensure the public can get in. there are over one million visitors a year that come into parliament. and that members can get around and about and that the function apartment can continue. it is a very difficult balancing act, allowing access to the public but also along the business of the house to continue. mr. brittain: michael, this is probably not the sort of thing i should mention today. but it is well known that one of your thrillers is about the state opening. >> yes. mr. brittain: it does not go according to plan. >> it does not. they normally go exceedingly well according to plan. two or three years ago, one page boy did faint which had not really happened before. you could see the tre