With the recent Coronation of King Charles III, Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, and Katy Barrett, Deputy Chief Curator and Head of Engagement, explore the Speaker’s State Coach.
The coach was used by Speakers of the House of Commons during previous Coronations and state occasions since it was likely gifted by Queen Anne in the 18th Century. It remains the oldest of the three great ceremonial coaches in Britain.
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