The Coronation Coach Has All Facilities
By Hira Waheed
10 April 2023
In the latest coronation update, Buckingham Palace announced how the King and Queen Consort will travel to and from the crowning ceremony. King Charles, 74, and Queen Camilla, 75, are set to ride to Westminster Abbey in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach and return to Buckingham Palace in the Gold State Coach.
The Diamond Jubilee State Coach
The Diamond Jubilee State Coach was commissioned to commemorate Queen Elizabeth's 60th anniversary of acceding the throne in 2012 and has only ever conveyed the monarch, though occasionally accompanied by the consort or a visiting head of state. According to the palace, the gilded crown on the top of the Diamond Jubilee State Coach was carved from oak from HMS Victory, and the coach's interior is inlaid with samples of woods, metals and other materials from buildings and places with specific connections to Britain and its history, including royal residences such as Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse; cathedrals including St. Paul's and Westminster Abbey; and historic ships, such as the Mary Rose. The coach will be drawn by six Windsor Greys.
The King's Procession
The Diamond Jubilee State Coach will be part of the parade known as the King's Procession. The carriage will Buckingham Palace through the Centre Gate and proceed down The Mall, passing through Admiralty Arch and south of King Charles I Island, down Whitehall and along Parliament Street before arriving at Westminster Abbey, where the coronation will begin at 11 a.m. local time.
The Gold State Coach
The Diamond Jubilee State Coach is likely a smoother ride than the 261-year-old Gold State Coach, which will carry the newly crowned King Charles in a grander procession from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace known as the Coronation Procession following the ceremony. The Gold State Coach was constructed in 1762 and first used by King George III to travel to the State Opening of Parliament that year. The coach, which weighs four tons and will be drawn by eight horses on May 6, has been used at every coronation since King William IV's crowning ceremony in 1831. Queen Elizabeth rode in it to and from her coronation in 1953, and the coach was ceremoniously rolled down the Mall during her Platinum Jubilee pageant. The spectacular carriage is typically displayed at the Royal Mews in London, the working stables of Buckingham Palace.
The palace also announced that a new emoji to mark the coronation has been unveiled, based on the St. Edward's Crown. It will appear on Twitter when any of the following hashtags are used: #Coronation
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