ward ' s ▁Court ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁( abol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ); ▁the ▁personal ▁right ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁S over eign ▁at ▁any ▁time , ▁but ▁this ▁privile ge ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁ob sole te ; ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁be ▁ex empt ▁from ▁civil ▁arrest ▁( a ▁privile ge ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁only ▁twice ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 5 ). ▁All ▁privileges ▁of ▁a ▁peer age ▁are ▁lost ▁if ▁a ▁peer ▁disc laim s ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁peer age ▁under ▁the ▁Pe er age ▁Act ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁V est ments ▁ ▁Rob es ▁ ▁Pe er age ▁ro bes ▁are ▁currently ▁worn ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁by ▁pe ers ▁on ▁certain ▁cer emon ial ▁occasions ▁and ▁are ▁of ▁two ▁vari eties : ▁Parliament ▁ro bes , ▁worn ▁on ▁cer emon ial ▁occasions ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁( such ▁as ▁at ▁a ▁peer ' s ▁Introduction ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁opening ▁of ▁parliament ), ▁and ▁Cor on ation ▁ro bes , ▁worn ▁by ▁pe ers ▁at ▁the ▁coron ations ▁of ▁monarch s . ▁These ▁ro bes ▁differ ▁slightly ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁peer ' s ▁rank ▁by ▁ident ifying ▁features ▁that ▁differ ▁according ▁to ▁rank . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁early ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁ro bes ▁have ▁been ▁worn ▁as ▁a ▁sign ▁of ▁nob ility . ▁At ▁first , ▁these ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁best owed ▁on ▁individuals ▁by ▁the ▁monarch ▁or ▁fe ud al