The consort’s throne was missing from the State Opening of Parliament in the wake of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh and amid the pandemic. In the House of Lords, a single ornate Sovereign’s Throne stood under the gold canopy for the Queen during Tuesday’s ceremony. In previous years, there was a pair of thrones where Philip, before his retirement, sat next to the monarch during the grand ceremonial occasion over the many decades of his public service. The duke watched the Queen read her speech from his consort’s throne in 2002 (PA) The Prince of Wales has used the consort’s throne when accompanying the Queen to the event in the past.