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The Royal Funeral Tradition That Began as a Panic
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At British state funerals, the coffin rides on a gun carriage pulled by Royal Navy sailors, not horses. The tradition began at Queen Victoria’s funeral in 1901, when the ceremonial horses grew restless and threatened to overturn the…
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