Sovereign’s Throne
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Sovereign’s Throne is the ornate ceremonial seat used by the British monarch during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sovereign’s Throne canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial throne
ⓘ
state chair ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
throne for the Prince of Wales (when provided)
ⓘ
throne for the consort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Parliament
ⓘ
British constitutional ceremonies ⓘ House of Lords chamber ⓘ |
| color | gold ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
carved ornamentation
ⓘ
gold leaf ⓘ heraldic motifs ⓘ royal coat of arms ⓘ |
| describedAs | ornate ceremonial seat ⓘ |
| facing | Lords benches ⓘ |
| function |
focal point of the State Opening of Parliament
ⓘ
seat of the monarch in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| governingBody |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Parliament
|
| hasPart |
armrests
ⓘ
backrest ⓘ canopy ⓘ cushion ⓘ footstool ⓘ steps ⓘ |
| hasUser | reigning sovereign only ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the Palace of Westminster heritage interiors ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
England ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Palace of Westminster ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | House of Lords ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | UK Parliament authorities ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
gilded wood
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| notUsedBy |
consort
ⓘ
heir apparent ⓘ |
| partOf |
House of Lords chamber
ⓘ
surface form:
Throne Room of the House of Lords
|
| positionInRoom | at the south end of the House of Lords chamber ⓘ |
| significance |
symbol of constitutional monarchy
ⓘ
symbol of royal authority in Parliament ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
British monarch ⓘ
surface form:
King of the United Kingdom
British monarch ⓘ
surface form:
Queen of the United Kingdom
|
| usedDuring |
delivery of the King’s Speech
ⓘ
delivery of the Queen’s Speech ⓘ |
| usedFor |
State Opening of Parliament
ⓘ
ceremonial occasions ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.