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Елизавета II воспользовалась ею всего три раза — на коронации и во время серебряной (25 лет) и золотой (50 лет) годовщин своего восхождения на престол. Всё остальное время карета стоит, как и остальные экипажи, в королевских конюшнях Букингемского дворца. Главный кучер однажды сказал в интервью: «Карету поддерживают кожаные ремни, и она качается не только вперёд-назад, но и из стороны в сторону, так что я не думаю, что ехать в ней удобно или приятно». Что ж, это не просто экипаж, это символ.
О сокровищах Британии можно рассказывать бесконечно. За прошедшие века в истории этой страны, как и везде, бывало всякое — и то, чем гордятся, и то, что не хотелось бы упоминать. И всё же старая добрая Англия, её земля, её люди, её история вызывали и, наверное, будут продолжать вызывать интерес. Почему?
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