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Windsor Greys
Windsor Grey is a moniker for the grey horses used by the British monarchy to pull carriages and state coaches in ceremonial processions such as those for Coronation of the British monarch, coronations, royal weddings, Trooping the Colour, and the State Procession at the State Opening of Parliament, opening of Parliament. They are named for Windsor Castle where they were originally stabled, though today they live at the Royal Mews near Buckingham Palace. Windsor Greys and Cleveland Bays make up the majority of the royal carriage horses. The Greys are not a breed, but are of warmblood type of at least height. The horses are broke to ride at 4 years old, and two years later, they are trained to harness. In order to be safe in the crowds they will experience in their 10 years of service, a placid temperament is mandatory, layered with extensive desensitization training. Queen Victoria began the use of Windsor Grey horses to pull the royal carriages during her reign (1837-1901), an ...
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Jubilee State Coach (52876904871)
A jubilee is often used to refer to the celebration of a particular anniversary of an event, usually denoting the 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, and the 70th anniversary. The term comes from the Hebrew Bible (see, "Old Testament"), initially concerning a recurring religious observance involving a set number of years, that notably involved freeing of debt slaves. Roman emperor, Emperors of ancient Rome customarily marked anniversaries of their rule with celebrations, although they did not use the term "jubilee." Nonetheless, the term came into English usage from the Bible, together with customary celebration of a reign, and is now often used to denote the celebrations associated with the reign of monarchs after a milestone number of years have passed. Religious usage The jubilee ( ''yovel'') year (every 50th year) and the shmita, sabbatical year (every seventh year) are Biblical commandments concerning ownership of land and slaves. The laws concerning the sabbatical year are still obse ...
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