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Old July 20th 09, 11:24 PM posted to uk.transport.london,uk.railway,misc.transport.urban-transit
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Default HS1 Domestic trains are a bit busy
On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:07:18 +0100, wrote:

On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:31:29 +0100, Charles Ellson
wrote:

On 19 Jul 2009 23:10:17 GMT, James Farrar
wrote:

What's a Lord Lieutenant?

The monarch's representative in an English or Welsh county (as defined
in the Lieutenancies Act 1997), a Scottish city or an area in Scotland
designated by an Order in Council; in the City of London (including
the Temples) the function is held by a commission presided over by the
capital's Lord Mayor. When the bomb drops and destroys central
government, (s)he takes over; until then, (s)he attends ceremonies,
banquets and bar-mitzvahs with or on behalf of the monarch.

Scottish cities don't have one,

pantomime
Oh yes they do!
/pantomime

the monarch's representative is the
Lord Provost

That is because in Scotland the Lords Provost are simultaneously the
Lords Lieutenant :-

"(2) The Lord Provost of each of the cities of Aberdeen, Dundee,
Edinburgh and Glasgow is, by virtue of his office, lord-lieutenant for
that city."
[s1(2) Lieutenancies Act 1997]

(not sure if they take over if the bomb drops though).

Proximity might be a factor.
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