Australian-built Diamond Jubilee State Coach is more comfortable than the famous Gold State Coach, which will be used later in the day car auto cars
Royal Family are gearing up for what might be for many people, a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence. Following the death of the Queen last year, her son Prince Charles became King Charles, and on May 6 he’ll be crowned in London’s Westminster Abbey.
Presidents and prime ministers come and go, but there hasn’t been a coronation ceremony in Britain since 1953, so it’s a big deal, at least culturally. And London – and most of the rest of the UK, who’ll be watching on TV – will come to a standstill while Britain rolls out a visual spectacle that’s equal parts incredible and absurd.
Traditionally, the most incredible and absurd feature of the whole show is the Gold State Coach, which has been used in every coronation since the 1830s. It’s the one you’ve probably seen pictures of, the one that looks like a pumpkin coach but is very much the real deal. It dates back to 1760, features gilding on almost every surface, measures 29 ft long, and weighs over 8,500 lbs .It’s also, according to the few people who have ridden inside, hideously uncomfortable. William IV, who reigned from 1830-37, described traveling inside the coach as like being on board a ship “tossing in a rough sea”.
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