HL Deb 17 November 1997 vol 583 c357
The Earl of Airlie

My Lords, I have the honour to present to your Lordships a message from Her Majesty the Queen signed by her own hand. The message is as follows: I have received your Address and, relying on the wisdom of my Lords, I desire that my prerogative and interest, in so far as they may be concerned, should not stand in the way of consideration by the House of Lords of alterations in the ceremony of introduction".