Royal Transport

Theconveyance of royalty, whether to Balmoral or Buffalo, by Rolls Royceor Canadian Pacific train, has its own mysterious traditions andprotocols. With dry humour and a keen sense of history, Peter Pigottdescribes how the British royal family has adapted to technologicalinnovations. Organised thematically, the book is packed withwell-researched details. We know all about the royal family's lives,especially their romances and scandals, but do we know who was thefirst monarch to drive a motorcar? The first to fly in an aircraft?Which king so loved his yacht that he ordered it scuttled on hisdeath? The book offers a fascinating look at how British royalty hastravelled since the invention of steam. This richly illustrated bookcovers all modes of royal transport in Britain and the Commonwealth -some of the most famous and yet unknown transport in the world.