The Queen has officially opened Britain’s new Supreme Court, in a ceremony attended by chief justices from around the world.
Judges from more than 27 different jurisdictions attended the opening.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were greeted by a fanfare and then introduced to staff, comtractors and artists who contributed to the project.
A legal moot was staged in Court One by students from Strode’s College, Egham, Surrey.
Jack Straw, lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice, said: “This new institution will be much more visible than the one it replaces, providing greater access to the public than ever before.
“No longer will our highest court in the land be hidden at the end of a corridor in the House of Lords, but instead members of the public will be able to walk in off the street to see for themselves the work of our senior judiciary.”
The Supreme Court began hearing cases this month.
