The impressive Gold State Coach creaks like an “old galleon” as it rolls along, but runs a lot smoother than it used to, the man in charge of its care has revealed.
Martin Oates, senior carriage restorer at the Royal Mews, will walk behind the four-tonne carriage in the King’s coronation procession and act as the “brake man” pulling the hand-held T-bar at the back to secure it in place when it stops.
Only a sovereign and their consort are permitted to travel in the historic Gold State Coach, which is more than 260 years old.
King Charles and Queen Camilla will use it for the first time on their journey back to Buckingham Palace after being crowned in Westminster Abbey on May 6.
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