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British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) walks with former Prime Minister John Major (R) to the House of Lords to hear the speech by Queen Elizabeth II, in a ritual steeped in centuries of pomp and ceremony, 14 May 1997, when she opened the British Parliament with the traditional speech setting...

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Ken Maginnis, member of the House of Lords of Great Britain attends on January 20, 2012 in Paris, an international conference regarding a solution for Camp Ashraf in Iraq, which is home to thousands of outlawed Iranian regime opponents. Camp Ashraf has become a mounting problem for the...

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Members of the House of Lords wait for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to address the House of Lords, during the State Opening of Parliament, at the Houses of Parliament, in Westminster, central London on May 25, 2010. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II set out the new coalition government's...

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: President of Turkey Abdullah Gul listens to Baroness D'Souza, Speaker of the House of Lords, as she thanks him following his speech at the Houses of Parliament on November 23, 2011 in London, England. The Turkish President was at the House of Parliament...

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Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (L), is thanked by Baroness D'Souza, Speaker of the House of Lords, after delivering a speech to All Party Parliamentary Groups, in the Houses of Parliament in central London November 23, 2011.

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Turkey's President Abdullah Gul, left, listens to Baroness D'Souza, Speaker of the House of Lords, as she thanks him following his speech to All Party Parliamentary Groups, at the Houses of Parliament in central London, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011.

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U.S. President Barack Obama (C) is accompanied by the House of Common Speaker John Bercow (CENTRE L), and House of Lords Speaker Baroness Hayman, as he arrives at the Houses of Parliament, to address both Houses, in central London May 25, 2011.

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is seen at the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament 23 November 2004, in London. The British government announced Tuesday a range of new measures to fight global terrorism and organised crime, as Queen Elizabeth II set out its new...

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaves the House of Lords, in Westminster, in London, 06 November 2007, after the State Opening of Parliament.

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Dr Indarjit Singh, Britain's first turbaned Sikh to sit in the House of Lords, poses for pictures outside the Houses of Parliament in central London, on September 13, 2011. Dr Singh, who was born in Rawalpindi, will sit in the House of Lords as an independent and will be known as Baron...

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 25: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives to address members of the House of Lords and House of Commons at Westminster Hall on May 25, 2011 in London, England. The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, and First Lady Michelle are in the UK for a two day...

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President Barack Obama is pictured with John Bercow, third from left, Speaker of the House of Commons, and Helen Hayman, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, right, as he greets audience members after he addressed the British Parliament at Westminster Hall in London, Wednesday, May 25, 2011...

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President Barack Obama stands with John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, second from right, and Helen Hayman, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, second from left, as he is applauded after he addressed the British Parliament at Westminster Hall in London, Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

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President Barack Obama, escorted by John Bercow, left, Speaker of the House of Commons, and Helen Hayman, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, walks into Westminster Hall to address members of both Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

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A man holds up a banner as people wait for the US President Barack Obama arriving at the Houses of Parliament where he is due to address the House of Common and House of Lords, Wednesday, May 25, 2011.

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LONDON - APRIL 21: A detail of the 'Instrument of Consent', which is the Queen's historic formal consent to Prince William's forthcoming marriage to Catherine Middleton, is displayed at the Crown Office at the House of Lords on April 21, 2011 in London, England. Under the Great Seal of...

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The Instrument of Consent, which is the Queen's formal consent to Prince William's forthcoming marriage to Kate Middleton, is seen at the Crown Office at the House of Lords in London April 20, 2011. Britain's Queen Elizabeth has given her formal consent to the marriage of grandson...

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The 'Instrument of Consent', which is the Queen's historic formal consent to Prince William's forthcoming marriage to Kate Middleton, is seen at the Crown Office at the House of Lords, London. Picture date: Wednesday April 20, 2011. Under the Great Seal of the Realm, she signed an...

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A closeup of the Great Seal on the 'Instrument of Consent', which is the Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's historic formal consent to Prince William's forthcoming marriage to Kate Middleton, is seen at the Crown Office at the House of Lords in London, Wednesday April 20, 2011. Under the...