National Trust conservators ready the Speaker's State Coach for exhibition at Arlington Court's Carriage Museum in North Devon

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Photo by Guy Harrop 030311. Conservators ready the Speaker's State Coach for exhibition at Arlington Court's Carriage Museum in North Devon, UK. The coach which has been used for state occasions since the early 18th century was last used at the Royal wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981 and is seen as a symbol of power and status of the Speaker of the House Of Commons. The gold painted and gilded coach is believed to have been made in 1698 for King William III and will be on display for 6 years at the National Trust property. from shoot: Speaker's carriage

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