Today we toured The Royal Mews. Located to the rear of Buckingham Palace, it is where they house and maintain all of the Queen's various modes of transport: horses, carriages, buggies, coaches, and cars.
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Royal Mews gate
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| Royal Mews, along Buckingham Palace Road |
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The Stables
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Leading the Gold State Coach. The coach has been used for
the coronation of every British monarch since George IV in 1821. |
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On June 2, 1953, the Gold State Coach delivered 27 year old Elizabeth to her
coronation at Westminster Abbey. |
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The Gold State Coach was delivered new to the
Royal Mews in November 1762. |
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The panels on the sides of the coach were painted by Florentine artist
Giovanni Battista Cipriani. |
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| Royal Horsemen wear |
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| The Queen's car. |
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The Scottish State Coach, built 1830. It featured in the
Queen's 90th birthday celebration in 2016. |
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The Glass Coach. In April 1923, it carried Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon to her
wedding to Prince Albert of York (the future King George VI).
In November 1947, this same coach carried their daughter Elizabeth, the future Queen,
to her wedding to Philip Mountbatten. |
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The Diamond Jubilee State Coach.
Built for the celebration of the Queen's 60th year of reign in 2012. |
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