Inventing uncomfortable traditions: King Charles Coronation & the Gold State Coach
In the bourgeois media that is concerned about such things- the Telegraph and the Times- discussion has started about which coach the King and Queen (Consort) will use for the Coronation.
The Gold State Coach was commissioned by George 111 in 1760 and has been used at every Coronation since 1821.
The problem is that it is only sprung on leather and somewhat uncomfortable given the Royal Personages a bumpy ride. Queen Victoria refused to use it and the late Queen Elizabeth was not a fan.
Even so its tradition. It appears that the King and Camilla may use another coach to travel from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey (there is no shortage of them in the Royal Mews) and use the Gold Coach for the journey back.
Alternatively they could get the bus of course. A reasonably comfortable ride and rather less public expense.
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