State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday
Karmin Tomlinson, who teaches in Oregon, wrote that "The 2009 Opening of Parliament is on Wednesday, Nov. 18!"My students always enjoy the pomp and grandeur of the ceremony, especially Black Rod!"
Thanks, Karmin, for spotting the date.
CSPAN usually offers the BBC coverage live. BBC might offer a web cast. (It's not on the CSPAN schedule yet. BBC coverage begins at 10:30am - that's 5:30am EST, I believe.)
If you find out whether it will be web cast, let us know.
The ritual is always eye-opening. The Queen's speech, while more important
politically, is less interesting to watch, but reviewing the text is often worthwhile.
Details on the ceremonies are on the DirectGov web site: State opening of Parliament 2009
State opening of Parliament 2009
Parliament will be opened by the Queen at 11.30am [HM the Queen will leave Buckingham Palace about a half hour earlier] on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
Peers who will be present at the ceremony may apply for a place in the chamber for their peeress or husband, and for their eldest son or daughter above 14 years of age.
A limited number of seats in the Royal Gallery will be available for guests of members of both Houses of Parliament. Members of the House of Commons should apply for these seats to the Speaker’s Secretary, House of Commons, London SW1A 2PW.
Application forms will be sent to those peers eligible to attend in due course.
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posted by Ken Wedding @ 1:40 PM
2 Comments:
Karen Roberts wrote from her iPhone, "The homepage for parliament, http://www.parliament.uk has a lot of info on it re state opening! And has info for watching it live, presumably in their site, also through YouTube and Twitter updates!"
There's a 9-minute video of the Queen's speech at the CSPAN web site:
http://www.c-span.org/Watch/Media/2009/11/18/HP/R/26125/Queen+Attends+Ceremonial+Opening+of+British+Parliament.aspx
or try this:
http://tinyurl.com/yeeq45c
There's a 7-minute version on the BBC web site:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_lords/newsid_8364000/8364950.stm
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