The Jabot and cuffs made with Honiton lace and designed for the Speaker of the House of Commons will be worn for the first time ever this month.

The intricate apparel was created by world-famous lace maker Patricia Perryman back in the 1980s at the request of Speaker Sir Bernard Weatherill, a former master tailor.  

On 6 May, when he processes into Westminster Abbey, wearing the hand-woven black and gold Robe of State, over a court suit of britches, waistcoat and tails, with buckled shoes, Sir Lindsay will be wearing the Honiton lace to its first ever Coronation. 

Speakers Betty Boothroyd and Michael Martin continued the tradition of wearing the lace at special parliamentary occasions. 

But when John Bercow announced his plan to wear ‘a business suit’ and ‘simple and unfussy gown’ instead of traditional dress when he was elected as Speaker in 2009, Allhallows Museum in Honiton, Devon, asked for the lace back. 

After meeting Mrs Perryman and hearing she had spent 1,500 hours over six years creating the lace masterpieces, Sir Lindsay said he ‘would be beyond proud to wear this piece of history once again.’  

Sir Lindsey Hoyle said: "As Speaker, I am distinctly aware that I am about to attend one of the biggest state occasions in my lifetime, so it feels absolutely appropriate that I wear the ceremonial regalia that goes with this role. 

"Wearing the beautiful lace jabot and cuffs not only completes the outfit and resumes a decades' old tradition, but it also honours a pledge I made to Pat Perryman and the lacemakers of Honiton, to return the jabot and lace to the Speaker’s ceremonial dress." 

Mrs Perryman, 84, said she could not wait to see the Coronation – the second in her lifetime – ‘and particularly to see Mr Speaker wearing the Honiton lace. 

She said: "I never thought all those years ago when I made this lace that it would be worn to a Coronation, so I am extremely proud that Sir Lindsay will be wearing it for the crowning of King Charles III. I just hope I catch a glimpse of it during the TV coverage."

Designed by Tom Griffiths, a Honiton County Secondary school art teacher and artist, the jabot features a rose, thistle, shamrock and daffodil on the top layer – to represent the four nations of the United Kingdom.  

The lower layer depicts a sprig of Honiton honeysuckle, two otters to represent the river that flows through the town, and local landmark Dumpdon Hill.  

This particular type of lace, which is made on a pillow with bobbins, became fashionable after Queen Victoria used it for her wedding dress.