The Scottish State Coach - stored at The Royal Mews in London
Scottish State Coach The coach was built by Adams & Hooper in 1830 for Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge to attend the coronation of William IV, and it was used for many years by the duke's family until it was sold to William Keppel, 7th Earl of Albemarle, who converted it into a semi-State landau. In 1920, the Keppel family returned the coach to the Royal Family by presenting it as a gift to Queen Mary, who kept it in the Mews at Windsor Castle Between 1968 and 1969, the coach was extensively remodelled and restored to its original enclosed state. Large glass windows and transparent panels in the roof were added, the Royal Arms and the insignia of the Order of the Thistle were emblazoned onto it and a model of the Crown of Scotland was added on top of the roof. The bulk of the conversion work was done by St. Cuthbert's Co-operative Society of Edinburgh, to the designs of Glover, Webb & Liversidge of London
Size: 5633px × 3753px
Location: The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace Rd, London, SW1W 0QH, England, UK
Photo credit: © John Bingham / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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