The “wand” at the royal funeral has nothing to do with the Arthurian legend of Merlin, or indeed a more modern British wizard in Harry Potter, but is actually a symbol of the lord chamberlain, Lord Andrew Parker, and is known as the “wand of office”.
This thin white staff has its origins in a tool that was used by the lord chamberlain to admonish people in the monarch’s court by tapping them if they were too rowdy or disrespectful. The last act of the service at the Queen’s committal involves the wand being broken, and then placed on the coffin before it is lowered into the royal vault.
From https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/19/what-is-the-wand-of-office-that-will-be-broken-at-the-queens-funeral
The “wand” at the royal funeral has nothing to do with the Arthurian legend of Merlin, or indeed a more modern British wizard in Harry Potter, but is actually a symbol of the lord chamberlain, Lord Andrew Parker, and is known as the “wand of office”.
This thin white staff has its origins in a tool that was used by the lord chamberlain to admonish people in the monarch’s court by tapping them if they were too rowdy or disrespectful. The last act of the service at the Queen’s committal involves the wand being broken, and then placed on the coffin before it is lowered into the royal vault.
Thanks I was wondering. No more spanking in the palace.