bottom end of the rah gail ya rule, where it will be given a final polish and check by the crown jeweller and will then be taken up to be put on display on the royal gallery itself. imperial staterown, which is only used at coronations and the state opening of parliament. it's a rare thing for us to see it. and it's -- it is a replica of the crown that queen victoria used. this precise one was made back in 1937 for the queen's father, for the coronation of george vi, the stones were transformed into a new design for this one. just looking down the staircase into the regalia room, a little bit of rearranging going on there. maybe they'll even change the cushion. there's a different cushion to be used for the gallery. let's look at the house lords. what we have there is this magnificent sight. dominated by the throwns of the far end. worth having a look quickly at some of the splendid features of this chamber, designed by barry. lots of the coats of arms of monarchs going over the centuries. return from exile after the death of cromwell, lots of these coats of arms around the chamber itself. and the windows are magnificent too. they are more recent. the old windows were destroyed

. ♪ >> the queen is safely on her way back to buckingham palace after this state opening of parliament 2012 in diamond jubilee year. and as soon as the queen has left, the imperial state crown the sword of state and the cap of maintenance will be escorted from the palace of westminster. control of the lord chamberlin's office commander ford, formerly of the welsh guards. it's his duty to carry the crown and to make sure it's safely back inside the coach, ready for the regalia escort as we call it back to the palace itself. >> so as this part of the pageantry goes on, within a few minutes the regalia will be on its way. we'll be getting a little more reaction, not just my guess here in the studio, but also from the central lobby of the palace of westminster, and getting a cross section of views from mps of other parties too. and just their affections on whether they think the queen's speech makes sense, whether the things in it are there for the right reasons, and whether there are indeed things they would have liked to have seen in the speech. and rachel has already explained to us there are some things she as a labor member would have wished to see. so that debate of cours

the palace of westminster. the state opening took place in that room. it's remarkable to think today. just a few minutes inside the room for the parliamentary robes to be prepared for the imperial state crownbe prepared to. the herald's in place for a procession in state through the royal gallery. and the lieutenant general david leaky who was appointed relatively recently, his first state opening today, a lot of pressure on him. we chatted last week as he was preparing and he was looking forward to it. the kings of arms leading the herald. and they are the ones who are in charge of all the duty and the design of new coats of arms. that's the scene in the royal gallery. will be stripped back there for when the queen is ready to leave. and before that, we'll have a look inside the central lobby of the houses of parliament. let's have a quick glimpse to see, because all is quiet now. but the police inspector is waiting to give the instruction, hats off strangers. strangers being the rather strange word in parliament for people who are not part of the parliamentary estate. and that will be the instruction to salute the speaker, in a sense to tell the speaker that all is clear and for people t

midday at westminster and the imperial state crown is being returned to buckingham palace and there is the tower of london. a real sense of what would have happened as well in past centuries. crown being taken through the streets of london as a symbol of the sovereign's authority very much on display. so now the business is all about responding to the speech. we had a little response in the studio so i will ask my guests to be patient for a minute because we want -- to go straight to norman spencer inside parliament. >> you all know this is inevitably on the impact of the measures contained in the queen's speech verge with a different in different parts of the u.k.? we are involved with different assemblies and parliament. to consider what the impact might be outside westminster i am joined by nigel pots and a guest robertson. anything in the queen's speech that will be particularly welcome the or not welcomed? >> there are some interesting measures in terms of splitting the retail and the investment side of the regulation issues but by and large this is made of a number of individual

royal prom at house of lords when she arrives in her imperial state crown blinging with 3,000 diamond in full ceremonial robes. then a man called thef commons. three knocks and an order. mr. speaker, the queen commands this honorable house to attend her majesty immediately in the house of peers. then comes the queen's speech. not written by the queen at all but the very politicians she's delivering it to. >> my government's legislative program will focus on economic growth, justice and constitutional reform. >> reporter: she sets out the year ahead, in essence, pledges, outlined by prime minister david cameron and his merry men. >> watch the queen when she read the speech, she manages not to impart any sort of emotion. she doesn't tell us if she thinks it's good or bad. just does it brilliantly, objectively, and prince philip, always grinding his teeth and holding his sword. he hates it. >> reporter: if the queen wasn't happy with the words put in her mouth, she certainly didn't show it. if she wants a quiet word with the prime minister, she just has to summon him to the palace in private. >> i always think it's good when people ca