>Parliament asserts its independence from the monarchy. Maybe using the mace instead of the crown would have been a good idea? It does... to an extent. Its off

>Parliament asserts its independence from the monarchy. Maybe using the mace instead of the crown would have been a good idea? It does... to an extent. Its official acts, though, are done as King-in-Parliament, and the mace is a symbol of that royal authority under which it meets.