Dine like a Lord during the General Election

The election gives us a rare chance to use Parliament's private facilities, and dine in the House of Lords.

Ticket Alert: Dine like a Peer in the House of Lords

For a few days, there will be a chance to have a meal in the House of Lords, in the Peers' Dining Room.

Lunch like a Lord

Now that Parliament has closed down ahead of the General Election, there is an opportunity for us mere mortals to take lunch in the Peers’ Dining Room in the House of Lords.

The Queen makes a declaration

Some people dislike pomp and pageantry, while I personally quite like it – and although most of the ceremonies we see today are rarely more than a hundred years or so in date, within law, the pompous language is truly…