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It will be two o’clock carriages used for the coronation procession of King Charles III. A modern and equipped with every comfort for the outward journey while for the return the sovereign and his wife will go up on the traditional one which has been used in every coronation since William IV in 1831 onwards

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The journey traveled by King Charles III and his queen consort Camilla will be the same as the outward and return journeys and will be approximately 2.3 kilometers long. The royal couple will leave Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey in the Diamond Jubilee State Coachthe carriage built for Queen Elizabeth in 2012 when the 60th anniversary of her reign was commemorated

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It is equipped with every comfort and has electric windows, air conditioning and suspension. It has only ever been used by Queen Elizabeth IIoccasionally accompanied by Prince Philip or visiting heads of state. Her first trip was to the opening of Parliament on 4 June 2014

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Drawn by six Windsor Gray horses and accompanied by the Sovereign’s Household Cavalry escort, she is surmounted by a golden crown carved from oak and taken from the timbers of HMS Victory, Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar. The carriage weighs 2.75 tons and is 5.5 meters long by 3.4 meters high

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The interior of the Diamond Jubilee Stay Coach is inlaid with woods, metals and other materials from buildings and places connected to the UK and its history. These include royal residences such as Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, but also cathedrals such as St Paul’s and Westminster Abbey

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The doorknobs were made by a New Zealand jeweler and decorated with diamonds and sapphires. It will be drawn by six gray Windsor horses and accompanied by the Sovereign’s escort of the Household Cavalry

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On the way back from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace after the coronation, the will be used Gold State Coachthe gilded carriage first used by George III to travel to the Opening of Parliament in 1762

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Commissioned in 1760, it has been used for every coronation since 1831. Most recently she walked for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022. It is 7 meters long3.6 meters high and weighs four tons

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Designed by William Chambers and built by coachbuilder Samuel Butler, due to its weight and age it can only be pulled at the pace of eight horses. It is not solid gold, but wood covered with a thin gold leaf

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Apparently Queen Victoria hated it and that after Prince Albert’s death in 1861 he hardly ever used it in his 64-year reign. King William IV, on the other hand, compared carriage rides to sailing on rough seas

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