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Forget tea towels, plates or stamps… if you’re looking for King Charles III Coronation memorabilia, you need this on your mantlepiece
The Coronation of King Charles III has been conducted under grey and drizzling London skies, with over 4000 armed forces personnel from around the world taking part in the procession and ceremony.
Following the Coronation Service at Westminister Abbey, the King and Queen travelled through the streets in the Gold State Coach, a four-tonne, ornately decorated, gold leaf-covered carriage, pulled by eight Windsor Grey horses. The coach was first used by King George III to open parliament in 1762, but it wasn’t used in a coronation until King William IV in 1831.
To commemorate the 2023 coronation, Matchbox (now part of Mattel) is offering a scale model of the Gold State Coach. The model itself celebrates the 70th Anniversary of Matchbox cars, with the Gold State Coach one of the original models offered in 1953, to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation.
Built in Matchbox’s traditional 1:64 scale, the model is 4.5 centimetres high and 23 centimetres long with the full train of horses attached. The horses and harnesses can be removed, and the coach has working wheels and an articulated front axle. There’s even King and Queen moulded inside.
The Matchbox Gold State Coach is available to pre-order now, with orders closing on 22 May 2023.
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