Glass Coach (Dutch royal carriage)

The Glass Coach (Glazen Koets in Dutch)[1] is a royal carriage that was used by the Dutch royal family for special events before Queen Wilhelmina received the Golden Coach. The coach was then used only for the monarch or the parents of the bride or groom on a royal wedding day. In 2015, it started to be used more frequently for state events because the Golden Coach needed to be repaired.[2][3] It is the oldest coach the Dutch Royal Family owns.[4]

For the British royal carriage, see Glass Coach.
The Glass Coach

History
The Glass Coach in 1966

The Glass Coach was ordered in 1821 for King Willem I from coachman P. Simons in Brussels and was delivered in 1826. In the 20th century, it was only used twice. The Glass Coach's main use after Queen Wilhelmina got the Golden Coach was transporting the monarch and the parents of the groom to church on the wedding day of a Prince or Princess of Orange as the golden coach would be used for the bride and groom.

The carriage has been used for:

References
  1. "Royal horses". Ik gids u door Den Haag. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. Pieters, Janene (15 September 2016). "Royal's golden carriage restoration to hit €1.2 million". NL Times. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. "Prinsjesdag". Holland.com. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. Pieters, Janene (20 September 2016). "Glass Coach replaces Golden Carriage on Budget Day this year". NL Times. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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