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The gold stagecoach. it weighs four tons. it's the first time that charles would have traveled in it. only the monarch is allowed inside. the gold state coach is a less comfortable ride than its counterpart. it's been used in every coronation since 1831. covered in gold leaf, it takes eight horses to pull it and can only move at a walking pace. martin is in charge of the break, the fourth generation of men in his family to work with the royal carriage. >> when you're following it, you can hear it creaking. it sounds like an old galleon going along. this is moving from side-to-side. >> reporter...

A coronation in a lifetime. a front row seat at the parade will guarantee good views of this gleaming treasure. this coach will bring charles and camilla from the palace to westminster abbey. well, it's the first time that this carriage has been used at a coronation. it was delivered to queen elizabeth, the second in 2014, and used for the state opening of parliament that year. the interior of this carriage is especially poignant for king charles. it's made from wood, from the grounds of balmoral castle near aberdeen, where the late queen died, aged 96. this coach will be the centrepiece of th...

In their lifetime. a front row seat at the parade will guarantee good views of this gleaming treasure. this coach will bring charles and camilla from the palace to westminster abbey. well, it's the first time that this carriage has been used at a coronation. it was delivered to queen elizabeth, the second in 2014, and used for the state opening of parliament that year. the interior of this carriage is especially poignant for king charles. it's made from wood, from the grounds of balmoral castle near aberdeen, where the late queen died, aged 96. this coach will be the centrepiece of the much la...

Because of that, it can only be used at a walking pace. but preparations aren'tjust taking place on the ground. the royal air force have been rehearsing the coronation fly—past over raf cranwell in lincolnshire. hugely important to get it right. he, ultimately, is our commander in chief. he's been very closely associated with the armed services throughout his time, and it's great to be able to put such a spectacle together for his coronation on the sixth. what you've seen today is a smaller version of that, 36 aircraft, but across all three services, and hopefully you've seen the amount of p...

The interior of this carriage is especially poignant for king charles. it's made from wood, from the grounds of balmoral castle near aberdeen, where the late queen died, aged 96. this coach will be the centrepiece of the much larger and longer procession from westminster abbey back to buckingham palace on coronation day. it's nearly four metres tall. it's over seven metres long. it weighs four tonnes. because of that, it can only be used at a walking pace. but preparations aren'tjust taking place on the ground. the royal air force have been rehearsing the coronation fly—past over raf cranwel...