Here by the junction of Buckingham Palace Road and Lower Grosvenor Place is the entrance to the place of rest and relaxation for the wagons on which royalty rolls through town in the great pageants which we British, or is it only the English, do so well (led by our German, Dutch and Scots monarchs). They are housed in a fine building by Sir William Chambers (1726-96). He was an architect much favoured by George III (1738-1820) and his mother. The coaches include: the Gold State Coach commissioned by George III for use by him and subsequent monarchs in their coronation processions; the Victorian coach that conveys the queen to the State Opening of Parliament, which precedes each parliamentary session; and the Edwardian Glass State Coach used for the Royal Wedding processions. There are also the horses, both for the carriages and as mounts to other ceremonies but the present Royal family are not known to hack through Rotten Row and Broad Walk in nearby Hyde Park.

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London - Cadogan City Guides