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Gold State Coach Commission
- When
- 1760–1762
- Where
- Great Britain
A Gold State Coach was commissioned for the coronation but not completed in time.
A Gold State Coach, an enclosed, eight-horse-drawn carriage, was commissioned for £7,562 (£3.54 million in 2022 values) for the coronation in 1760 by Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, and designed by Sir William Chambers. It was not ready in time; it was completed in 1762 and later used for every British coronation since William IV in 1831.
Sources
- Coronation of George III and Charlotte Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-21
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