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Royal train will end 156 years of service as King Charles III seeks to economize
The train, actually a suite of nine railcars that can be hitched to commercial locomotives, will be decommissioned sometime before the current maintenance contract expires in 2027. That will bring to an end a tradition that dates back to 1869, when Queen Victoria commissioned a pair of special coaches to accommodate her travels.
End of an era as King Charles AXES royal train after 150 years as cost of keeping iconic vehicle going hits £1.2m a year
THE Royal Train is being axed — ending more than 150 years of tradition. It will go on a “fond farewell” tour of the country before being retired to a museum, it was announced yesterday. The
Britain’s royal train service has been deemed too expensive, so now it’s being ditched in favor of helicopters and scheduled ...
Sovereign Grant report reveals King Charles will retire the Royal Train, a favorite of Queen Elizabeth’s, following a ...
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King Charles to receive £100m financial boost after costly Royal Family issueKing Charles is set to be given a £100m Sovereign Grant for the next two years to finish off the repairs at Buckingham Palace ...
Specially commissioned private rail cars have transported the royal family around the country for over 150 years, beginning ...
Despite economic pressures affecting thousands of households in the UK, the Royal Family is set to see a boost to their ...
Buckingham Palace officials framed the move as part of a broader effort to be more "disciplined and forward-looking." ...
The British Royal Household released its financial statement on Monday, revealing that the annual lump sum from the ...
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