All aboard!
WhenMeghan Markleheads out on herfirst solo outingwithQueen Elizabethnext week, they’ll likely be embarking on an overnight trip on the royal train.
The train was designed in 1842 during Queen Victoria’s reign, so that it could serve as a home for the royal family when they were away on official business. Today, Queen Elizabeth,Prince Philip,Prince CharlesandCamilla, Duchess of Cornwallall have access to the nine-coach train, through it’s Prince Charles who uses it the most.
The Queen, 92, will take advantage of it when she and Duchess Meghan, 36, depart on June 14 for Cheshire, which is approximately 165 miles northwest of London.
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Queen Elizabethhas her own saloon that includes a bedroom, a bathroom and a sitting room. The bathroom contains a full size tub for the matriarch’s morning bath, and perRoyal Central, operators are sure to slow down around 7:30 a.m. to make sure the water doesn’t splash everywhere during her soak.
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Prince Philip, 96, has a saloon similar to the Queen’s, though his also boasts a fully electric kitchen. Meals on board the royal train are prepared in the same quality as those made at the royal residences.
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While in Chester, Duchess Meghan andQueen Elizabethwill officially unveil a new bridge in Widnes, Cheshire, and open the Storyhouse Theatre before having lunch at Chester’s Town Hall.
“This is happening at triple speed,” Ingrid Seward, author of the royal biographyMy Husband & I, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue of the Queentaking Meghanon a trip. “She has jumped in straightaway.”
source: people.com
