Gilt-edged and adorned with paintings, the Lilliput Coronation Coach is every inch a regal carriage.

Despite being only 6ft high there is little doubt the ornate carriage is big on royal pedigree.

The miniature coronation coach has graced the lawns of Windsor Castle and attracted the attention of Queen Victoria, the Queen Mother and Diana, Princess of Wales.

Now it is set to return to the royal scene in the hands of Richard Goodey from Hampshire, who can't wait for his turn at a command performance.

Richard, 6, is competing in a number of Golden Jubilee horse driving events with the coach pulled by his favourite ponies Patch and Pepe.

The Durley youngster is hoping to meet the Queen and Prince Philip when he takes the mini-coach, which is a fraction of the size of the Queen's own coronation coach, to Windsor next month.

The mini masterpiece is part of a collection of around 20 carriages and carts at the Forge Cottage Stables, run by the Goodeys in Durley.

The exquisite carriage has been in the family for 60 years since it was bought and lovingly restored.

Richard's mum Jo said: "It looks wonderful with the footmen and coachman. It hasn't been out much since we have had it, but in the Jubilee year it has come into its own."

According to the history books, the coach was made in 1839 for Lord Albert Sangers, a Victorian circus proprietor.

It was commissioned for a royal circus performance on the lawns of Windsor Castle for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. It was bought later by Bertram Mills Circus and used in royal performances for the Queen Mother - then the Duchess of York - and King George VI.

Diana also saw the coach when it took part in a parade to help raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital in London in the 1980s.

These days the Lilliput Coronation Coach is more likely to be seen in the streets of Hampshire, being pulled for the numerous fundraising events the Goodey family take part in.

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