Her successor King Edward VII ordered a new train in the model of the Royal Yacht. In 1977, British Rail built new carriages for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to mark her Silver Jubilee.

Britain’s royal train service has been deemed too expensive, so now it’s being ditched in favor of helicopters and scheduled rail journeys. Not everyone is happy about it.

The royal train has also been part of King Charles’s life. He was photographed riding it as a young boy, and he used it in 1981 to depart for his honeymoon with Diana, Princess of Wales.

Today’s announcement about the train came during the monarchy’s annual financial briefing in which they outlined how the £86.3 million received from the UK’s Treasury in the financial year ...

The British royal family’s train will be retired by 2027, as part of a cost-saving measure announced by Buckingham Palace on Monday after “a thorough review into its use and value for money.” ...