On Saturday May 6, Charles III will be crowned King of the United Kingdom. He and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, will use two carriages for this exceptional event. But one of them is known to be uncomfortable.
On the occasion of the coronation of Charles III, two carriages will be used, Saturday May 6th. Thus, the couple will be taken to Westminster Abbey aboard the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, explains Royal stories. This carriage will pick up the couple at Buckingham Palace to take them to the coronation site. It was built for Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and is therefore recent. On the way back, Charles III and Camilla, freshly crowned, will take the Gold State Coach, the first use of which, by King George III, dates from 1762. Drawn by eight horses, this carriage, which is almost entirely gilded, measures 8.80 meters and weighs nearly four tons, reports self-diary.
Despite its impressive appearance, the car, which was commissioned in 1760, however, is not comfortable according to the various monarchs who have borrowed it. The journey of Elizabeth II inside the Gold State Coach had thus been described as “horrible” by the queen. William IV had, meanwhile, compared his journey in the carriage to that of a ship “tossed about in a rough sea”. King George VI had, for his part, considered that it was “one of the most uncomfortable rides” he had had in his life. In keeping with tradition, Charles III will ride in this carriage, which has been used for all British royal family coronation ceremonies since the coronation of William IV in 1831.
The outward journey aboard the Diamond Jubilee State Coach will be more pleasant, since this newer coach is lighter and shorter (5.50 meters). It has an aluminum chassis, air conditioning and hydraulic suspension, details L’auto-journal.