Highlights of this fascinating tour include:
Coaches old and new
The fabulous Gold State Coach, which is drawn by eight horses, has carried every new monarch to their coronation ceremony since King George IV in 1821.
NEW see the carriage that transported the Duke and Duchess of Sussex through the streets of windsor after their wedding ceremony!
The newer, smaller, but no less spectacular addition to the Royal Mews’ fleet of coaches is the Diamond Jubilee State Coach. Built to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, it’s only the second coach to be built for the Royal Family in over a century! Though very much designed in the traditional style, it was built with modern features such as interior heating and electric windows!
The coach ‘engines’
The ‘engines’ of the coaches and carriages are of course the beautiful horses. The mews is home to two breeds, Cleveland Bays and Windsor Greys, with equally beautiful livery – a lady as stylish as HM The Queen requires her horses to be well dressed!
Alternative modes of transport
Not all journeys have the significance of a coronation or the State Opening of Parliament, so occasionally the royals get around by car. As you’d expect, however, these aren’t your average family cars – pay a visit to the Queen’s two enormous Bentley state limousines, and a Rolls Royce Phantom IV – the rarest Rolls Royce in history.