From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Glass coach
Glass coach
Coach maintained by the Royal Mews in London, which is
one of the Royal carriages of the United Kingdom. This
fine carriage was built by Peters & Sons of London in
1910; it had been designed as a Sheriff’s coach, but was
purchased by the Crown in time for the Coronation of Ge-
orge V in 1911[1].
It is used each year on various State occasions, but
has most famously been employed at Royal Weddings, ei-
ther to convey the bride-to-be to the Church before the
service (as was the case with Lady Diana Spencer in 1981),
or to transport the newly-wed Bride and Groom from
Church after the service (as happened with Princess Eliz-
The Glass Coach usually transports the Ladies in Waiting to abeth and The Duke of Edinburgh in 1947).[citation needed]
and from the Palace of Westminster for the State Opening of It is driven by a coachman and may be pulled by ei-
Parliament. ther two or four horses.[citation needed]
Glass coach is a term which may be used to describe
any coach which is predominantly glazed rather than
References
enclosed. Perhaps the best-known example is The Glass [1] ’The Royal Mews’, Pitkin, 1979, 1990
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