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In the early 1840s, Queen Victoria became the first British monarch to travel by train in her own dedicated royal saloons, but more than 180 years later, King Charles III looks set to oversee an end to this noble tradition.
The current British royal train, decked out in its rich claret livery, will be decommissioned by March 2027 to “secure best value for public money,” according to the Royal Household’s latest financial report. Instead, senior royals will make greater use of helicopters and…
