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Gold State Coach used in King's Coronation, how much it weighs and cost it was to make
The Gold State Coach was commissioned in 1760 for £7,562 ... and goddesses on side panels and on the roof there are three cherub sculptures. There is a huge triton above each wheel.
Golden coach fit for a queen
The queen's jubilee procession through London took place in a golden coach made 240 years ago. (Full story) And it was only the third time the queen had travelled in the Golden State Coach; the other ...