MPs and peers had the bright idea of a whip-round to buy the Queen two lampposts for her Platinum Jubilee – which she may never see.
The unusual gifts are wrapped in plastic in the Commons’ New Palace Yard, ready for unveiling next month.
But the 96-year-old monarch will have to pay a special visit to admire the £175,000 gesture as she uses the Sovereign’s Entrance in the House of Lords, at the other end of the building, when she comes to state events.
