The Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms is a post in the Government of the United Kingdom which has been held by the Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords since 1945. Prior to 1
Official portrait of Lord Kennedy of Southwark, 2024
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The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Its origins lie in
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
…of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms is a post in the Government of the United Kingdom which has been held by the Government Chief Whip in the House of Lords since 1945. Prior to 17 March 1834, the Gentlemen-at-Arms were known as the Honourable Band of Gentlemen Pensioners…
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The constitutional concept of the King-in-Parliament is embodied within the chamber at the State Opening which inaugurates each parliamentary session (as in 2024, above).
Queen Anne addressing the House of Lords, c. 1708–1714, by Peter Tillemans
An early 19th-century illustration showing the east wall of the House of Lords in the centre