Golden Coach (Netherlands)
The Golden Coach is a coach owned and used by the Dutch royal family. The Golden Coach was used every year to carry the Dutch monarch from the Noordeinde Palace to the Ridderzaal in order to deliver the Speech from the Throne or the wedding of the Prince of Orange or the Princess of Orange. The Golden Coach is stored at the Royal Stables on the Noordeinde Palace grounds in The Hague.
The Golden Coach with King Willem-Alexander, Queen Beatrix, and Queen Máxima
The Golden Coach in use during Prinsjesdag, 2014.
A coach is a large, closed, four-wheeled, passenger-carrying vehicle or carriage usually drawn by two or more horses controlled by a coachman, a postilion, or both. A coach has doors in its sides and a front and a back seat inside. The driver has a raised seat in front of the carriage to allow better vision. It is often called a box, box seat, or coach box. There are many of types of coaches depending on the vehicle's purpose.
Catherine II's carved, painted and gilded Coronation Coach (Hermitage Museum)
Ornate detail on one of the Portuguese Royal Coaches at the National Coach Museum in Lisbon
Coaches are nowadays also used on ceremonial occasions. Here, a coach is used to convey President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson of Iceland during a state visit to Sweden.
Coach of King John V of Portugal, 18th century