The State Gun Carriage which was being used to carry the Queen's coffin for its processions through the center of London has a fascinating history
In the care of the Royal Navy since 1901, the gun carriage was removed from active service for Queen Victoria's funeral.It has also been used for the funerals of several other monarchs, including those of King Edward VII, King George V and the Queen's father, King George VI, in 1952.It also featured in the funerals of the Queen's first prime minister, Winston Churchill, and was last used in 1979 for her cousin, Lord Louis Mountbatten.
The tradition of sailors pulling the coffin was brought in after the horses used to pull Queen Victoria's coffin in 1901 for her funeral were spooked and almost tipped her coffin.The carriage was being flanked by the bearer party, pallbearers made up of the Queen's service equerries, as well as detachments of the King's Body Guards of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, The Yeomen of the Guard and the Royal Company of Archers.
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