Since the 19th century, members of Britain’s royal family have used a private train to travel the country, going to official engagements, visiting their palaces and even setting off on honeymoon in the comfort of their own specially decorated rail cars.
But Buckingham Palace said this week that the royal train had reached the end of the line and was being discontinued in a round of cost-cutting.
The decision may help the royal finances, but it means the loss of a symbol of the British monarchy that links King Charles III with Queen Victoria, his great-great-great grandmother.
Stephen Castle is a London correspondent of The Times, writing widely about Britain, its politics and the country’s relationship with Europe.
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