Lord Speaker the bar, and finish by walking up the Temporal (opposition) side toward the Woolsack. The Mace is placed on the Woolsack, where the Lord Speaker sits after a bishop has led the House in prayers. When the Sovereign appoints Lords Commissioners to perform certain actions on his or her behalf (for example, to open or prorogue Parliament, or formally declare Royal Assent), the Lord Speaker is one of them. The other Lords Commissioners, by convention, are the Leader of the House (who has acted as the principal Commissioner since the Lord Chancellor's functions were transferred to the Lord Speaker), the
The House of Lords (restaurant) The House of Lords (restaurant) Restaurant The House of Lords is a defunct restaurant in The Hague, Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1960 and retained that rating until 1975. The head chef responsible for the Michelin star was Alfons Didde. In strange twist of fate, in was the House of Commons that sealed the fate of "The House of Lords". The restaurant was one of the victims of the renewal of the parliamentary buildings in The Hague and was demolished in 1986. The original frontage is now on display in the