Royal Transport: An Inside Look at The History of British Royal Travel - Hardcover

Pigott, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1550025724 ISBN 13: 9781550025729

Publisher: Dundurn Press, 2005

Synopsis

The conveyance of royalty, whether to Balmoral or Buffalo, by Rolls Royce or Canadian Pacific train, has its own mysterious traditions and protocols. With dry humour and a keen sense of history, Peter Pigott describes how the British royal family has adapted to technological innovations. Organized thematically, the book is packed with well-researched details. We know all about the royal family's lives, especially their romances and scandals, but do we know who was the first monarch to drive a motorcar? The first to fly in an aircraft? Which king so loved his yacht that he ordered it scuttled on his death?

Royal Transport is a fascinating look at how British royalty has travelled since the invention of steam. This richly illustrated book covers all modes of royal transport in Britain and the Commonwealth - some of the most famous and yet unknown transport in the world.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

This richly illustrated book describes how British royalty has travelled since the invention of steam.

About the Author:

Peter Pigott's idea for this book began when, as a boy, he saw Prince Philip being driven through town and was more interested in the Cadillac convertible than the royal passenger. Canada's foremost aviation author, with 12 books to his credit, Pigott works in Ottawa on Sussex Drive, an ideal location for viewing royal transports.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1550025724
• ISBN 13: 9781550025729
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208