Char-a-bancs presented to Queen Victoria

The vehicle at the left is the French char-à-bancs presented to Queen Victoria by King Louis-Philippe of France in the early 1840s. On the right is the Scottish State Coach. Queen Victoria had enjoyed travelling in a similar vehicle in the course of her visit to France in 1843 and this char-à-bancs was sent to her soon afterwards. King Louis-Philippe made an outing in the new vehicle during his visit to Windsor in October 1844.