What do you know about the Gold State Coach that’s usually housed at the Royal Mews?
Here’s 5 top facts we’re sharing before the Coach appears in the Platinum Jubilee Pageant later today.
1️⃣ The giltwood coach is 7 metres long and 3.6 metres tall. Weighing almost 4 tonnes, the coach needs 8 horses🐴 to draw it and never moves faster than walking speed.
2️⃣ The coach was commissioned in 1760 for George III’s coronation 🤴 in 1761. However the complexity of the project meant that it was used by the King for the first time for the State Opening of Parliament on 25 November 1762.
3️⃣ The Gold State Coach was used for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation 👑 in 1953 and on other state occasions including the Golden Jubilee in 2002.
4️⃣ Windsor Greys draw the carriages in which The Queen, other members of the Royal Family and guests travel. They're so called because they used to be kept at Windsor in Victorian times, where they drew the private carriages of the Royal Family.
5️⃣ The Gold State Coach will be back on display in the #RoyalMews next week. The Mews is open to visitors until 2 October 2022.
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Congratulations to Her Majesty The Queen on her remarkable Platinum Jubilee. Thank you for your 70 years of steadfast and dedicated service.
It was an honour to wear the first Union Flag in the vacuum of Space, which is now part of the Royal Collection.
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Jersey is the crown jewel in the English Channel and the sunniest spot in the British Isles 😎 so where better to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee bank holiday weekend? 👑 🇬🇧
Raise a glass to the Queen, who's also our Duke (it's a long story) in the most southerly vineyard in the British Isles 🍇 take high tea on the high street 🍰 or place your bets at Les Landes Race Course as you watch the sun sink over the Atlantic Ocean 🐎
Find out how you can get involved in our right royal Curiously Brit...(ish) celebrations via the link in our bio.
📍 Mont Orgueil Castle, Gorey
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