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The Libertines are an English rock ___MASK58___ , formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât ( vocals / guitar ) and Pete Doherty ( vocals / guitar ). The ___MASK58___ , centred on the songwriting partnership of Barât and Doherty , has also included John Hassall ( bass ) and Gary Powell ( drums ) for most of its recording career . The ___MASK58___ was part of the garage rock revival and spearheaded the movement in the UK . The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords , the two houses of the Parliament of the ___MASK98___ . Commonly known as the Houses of Parliament after its occupants , it is also known as the ' heart of British politics '. The Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster , in central London . Peter Daniell " Pete " Doherty ( born 12 March 1979 ) is an English ___MASK73___ , songwriter , actor , ___MASK15___ , writer , and artist . He is best known for being co - frontman of the Libertines , which he formed with Carl Barât in 1997 . His other musical projects are indie band Babyshambles and Peter Doherty and the Puta Madres . Carlos Ashley Raphael Barât ( born 6 June 1978 ) is an English ___MASK73___ , best known for being the co - frontman with Peter Doherty of the garage rock band The Libertines . He was the frontman and lead ___MASK28___ of Dirty Pretty Things , and in 2010 debuted a solo album . In 2014 he announced the creation of his new band , The Jackals . Westminster Abbey , formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster , is a large , mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster , London , just to the west of the Palace of Westminster . It is one of the ___MASK98___ ' s most notable ___MASK17___ buildings and the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and , later , British monarchs . Between 1540 and 1556 , the abbey had the status of a cathedral . Since 1560 , however , the building is no longer an abbey nor a cathedral , having instead the status of a Church of England " Royal Peculiar " a church responsible directly to the ___MASK60___ . The building itself is the original abbey church . The River Thames is a river that flows through southern England . At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the ___MASK98___ , after the River Severn . It also flows through Oxford ( where it is called Isis ), Reading , Henley - on - Thames and Windsor . The lower reaches of the river are called the Tideway , derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock . It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire , and flows into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary . The Thames drains the whole of Greater London . John Cory Hassall ( born 17 February 1981 in Westminster , London ) is an English ___MASK73___ and bassist for The Libertines . He now performs with his own band The April Rainers . Previously , he formed the band Yeti . London is the capital and most populous city of England and the ___MASK98___ , as well as the most populous city proper in the European Union . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , London has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". London ' s ancient core , the City of London , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " London " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically split between Middlesex , Essex , Surrey , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater London , governed by the ___MASK54___ of London and the London Assembly . Westminster is an area of central London within the City of Westminster , part of the West End , on the north ___MASK76___ of the River Thames . Westminster ' s concentration of visitor attractions and historic landmarks , one of the highest in London , includes the Palace of Westminster , Buckingham Palace , Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral . Central London is the innermost part of London , England . There is no ___MASK88___ definition of its area but its characteristics are understood to include a high density built environment , high land values , an elevated daytime population and a concentration of regionally , nationally and internationally significant organisations and facilities . Over time a number of definitions have been used to define the scope of central London for statistics , ___MASK11___ and local government . Buckingham Palace is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the reigning ___MASK30___ of the ___MASK98___ . Located in the City of Westminster , the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality . It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and mourning .