Why does Black Rod knock on the door of the UK House of Commons? During the State Opening of Parliament, a House of Lords official known as Black Rod is sent to the Commons to summon MPs to hear the King’s Speech in the Lords chamber. The doors to the Commons chamber are shut in her face, a custom dating back to the Civil War, symbolising the Commons’ independence from the monarchy. Black Rod strikes the door three times before it is opened and MPs follow Black Rod and the Commons Speaker to the

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Black Rod has door slammed in her face as she summons MPs

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