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"Well we can all agree that's a beautiful sight," said commentator Huw Edwards as the Royals began their stagecoach journey surrounded by hundreds of old men in bright red jackets. But it's not true we all agree. Because some of us are thinking "IT'S BLOODY MENTAL." This far outweighs the pretty colours, just as if you saw a madman committing Hari-kari in Woolworths your first thought wouldn't be "Oo doesn't the dark red blood match the purple wrappers of the pick 'n' mix fudge selection."
Yet the medieval antics of Black Rod, the Queen's hostage, men walking slowly backwards carrying cushions, cabinet members in unfeasibly kinky regalia, is all described as if this behaviour is perfectly normal. But it's not.
If there was no such thing as the State Opening of Parliament and you watched people behaving like this on your computer, within an hour the police would be round to confiscate your hard drive.
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