It was first carried out under the reign of Charles I to ensure the Sovereign’s safe return from the Houses of Parliament.
It was the tempestuous relationship between a previous King Charles and his parliament that meant on Wednesday, nearly 400 years later, an elected Labour MP was "taken hostage".
The ceremonial royal bodyguards, known as the Yeoman of the Guard, ‘searched’ the cellars of the House of Commons and House of Lords for explosives. Once the search is completed, an MP is ceremonially held hostage at Buckingham Palace and released only after the King and Queen have returnedThe nominated MP is usually the one who holds the post of vice-chamberlain of the household, a government role which is technically part of the Royal Household but in reality, it is a government whip, one of those MPs in charge of party discipline.
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