Diamond Jubilee Coach

[GSelvester]

[Ryan Shuflin]

Ryan: Your picture depicts the 1902 State Landau. It is an open carriage, quite unlike the Diamond Jubilee State Coach.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902_State_Landau

well that is embarrassing.

[Chas Charles-Dunne]

Ryan: Your picture depicts the 1902 State Landau. It is an open carriage, quite unlike the Diamond Jubilee State Coach.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902_State_Landau

well that is embarrassing.

You're OK - Nobody noticed.

[Chris Green]

You're OK - Nobody noticed.

So i am nobody? Best not answer that!

[Ton de Witte]

They made a movie about you starring Henry Fonda so that is not bad

[Jonathan Webster]

I am sort of wondering why St. Edward's Crown has been put directly on to the Helm rather than using the Royal Crest as used in England...not to mention the use of what seems to be a Robe of Estate rather than mantling :-/

[JMcMillan]

I am sort of wondering why St. Edward's Crown has been put directly on to the Helm rather than using the Royal Crest as used in England...not to mention the use of what seems to be a Robe of Estate rather than mantling :-/

It seems to have been customary in the 19th century to display arms on carriages against a robe of estate; note that the same basic emblazonment (including the crown without the lion crest) appears on the 1902 state landau, photo on the 1st page of the thread. I'm guessing that the maker of the new coach simply followed that pattern.