Queen’s s conference: Black Rod heads to Commons to call MPs – BBC News

Anyway, Sarah Clarke, the first female Rod Black – a senior parliamentarian – knocks on the toilet door to call on the Queen’s speech to call parliamentarians.

According to tradition, the door is broken and he has to knock three times to get in.

Mr. Black Rod is a representative of the Monarch, whose custom is to symbolize independence from the Crown of Commons.

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