From King Edward VII to de Valera, the remarkable story of Ireland's ornate State Coach, Carriage 351... For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1, listen to All Aboard The State Coach, by Jonathan White above.
"You may have heard recently of the decision of Britain's King Charles to decommission the Royal Train – a series of railway carriages rather than a trailing garment. This is being done as a cost-saving measure and ends a tradition in his family dating back to 1869..."
This essay appeared on the programme of 31 August 2025 - listen to that full programme here
