Does the Queen ride the train?
Does the Queen ride the train? The royal family have also travelled on ordinary service trains more frequently in recent years to minimise costs. Queen Elizabeth was presented with the current Royal Train in 1977, with the carriages painted a rich burgundy colour known as Royal Claret.
Do the royals ever go to restaurants?
As the UK crowns a new monarch, we're exploring all things royal, from castles to grand tours. Royals? They're just like us! Well, they're not, obviously – but sometimes they do put down their tiaras, leave their palaces and join the hoi polloi at restaurants, bars and even theme parks.
Do the royals use public transport?
The royals even skip that pesky 8:30am traffic queue with the help of police escorts, and even have their own royal train, so why would they ever choose to go on public transport? Well, it seems that they are more like us than we thought; see all the pictures of the royals on public transport below…