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The King and Queen Consort will use two coaches on their coronation day: the modern Diamond Jubilee State Coach and the 260-year-old Golden State Coach. - Diamond Jubilee State Coach Charles and Camilla personally decided to make their one-way 1.3-mile journey, known as the King's Procession, from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey on the more comfortable Diamond Jubilee state coach.
The black carriage with gold trim is the newest in Royal Mews.
It has shock absorbers to prevent it from rocking, and heating, interior lights and electric windows.
It was first used by the Queen at the official opening of Parliament in 2014.
The chariot is more than five meters long, weighs more than three tons, and requires six horses to pull it.
Built in Australia, it combines traditional craftsmanship with modern technology, and six hydraulic stabilizers keep its aluminum body from rocking.
Its interior is made up of donated items from over 100 of Britain's historic sites.
The seat rails are from the Royal Yacht Britannia and it also contains in its bodywork fragments of Henry VIII's warship, the Mary Rose, Sir Isaac Newton's apple tree and the Antarctic bases of Captain Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton.
The bois des résidences royales tell that the palace of Buckingham, the palace of Kensington and the château de Windsor, as well as the tour of London, Diana, the ancestral house of the Princess of Wales Althorp and 10 Downing Street font également partie de la car.
The golden crown at the top of the carriage is carved from the oak of HMS Victory and may contain a camera for filming the voyages.
- Gold State Coach
The largest royal carriage in the Royal Mews is over 260 years old and made of gilded wood, a thin layer of gold leaf on wood, and was first used by George III.
The late Queen traveled back and forth in the Gold State Coach for her coronation in 1953, describing the eventful experience as "horrifying."
It weighs four tons, is 3.6 meters high and seven meters long and requires eight horses to pull it.
The carriage hangs from leather straps and is said to creak like an old galleon as it rolls along.
Only a sovereign and his wife may travel on the historic Gold State Coach.
Charles and the Queen Consort will wear it for the first time on their return trip to Buckingham Palace after being crowned at the Abbey on May 6.
It was built in 1762 and the four original leather straps that support the body of the carriage were replaced 15 years ago, allowing it to function better.
The carriage has been used at every coronation since 1831, but even the then monarch William IV, known as the Sailor King, compared it to "being aboard a ship tossed about by a restless sea."
Queen Victoria was not a fan and complained about his "distressing swing".
A hot water bottle was placed under Elizabeth II's seat to keep her warm on the unusually cold day of her coronation in June 1953.
It will take 20 people to get it out of its permanent home in the Royal Mews into the coronation-ready courtyard, and a window and door will need to be removed to create enough space for the massive open-air carriage to pass. air.
The carriage features beautifully painted panels of Roman gods and goddesses, rich gilt carvings including three cherubs on the roof representing England, Scotland and Ireland, and four huge mermen figures atop each wheel.
The front panel features a figure of Britannia seated on the banks of the River Thames, with the dome of St Paul's Cathedral just visible in the city.
It was last seen on the streets of London for the Platinum Jubilee parade last year, traveling empty except for archival images of Elizabeth II on her coronation day projected on its windows.
Before that, it had not been used since the Golden Jubilee of 2002.
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