| Show VICTORIAS CHIEF COACHMAN quite a we man with sixty others to belp hiim the queens state coachman edward miller is an old and faithful servant who has held his post for 30 years says spare moments he drove alie queen to the duke of yorks wedding on which occasion he handled four horses from the box there were no po stillions the supreme control of the royal stables rests of course with the master of the house an office at present held by the duke of portland next to bis grace in command in the crown equerry sir henry ewart who is really the acting chief sir henry by the way looks after the naming of the horses his duties however are not all so light as this one the immediate control of the mews is in the hands of mr nicholas who was formerly a lieutenant in the royal horse artillery he has under him a staff of about 60 officials one of alie most interesting relics of old buckingham house is the riding horse which has other interests than that of the grammarians escape in it the royal children were taught horse manship and on the wall one may see the iron brackets used when they lemon cutting |
