Although a little larger than king size, an unusual bed stored in the Palace of Westminster in London is fit for a monarch, and King Charles III’s coronation could see its first royal sleepover.
The “State Bed” lives a stone’s throw from the Big Ben in a dedicated room in parliament’s Speaker’s quarters, with windows overlooking Westminster Bridge and the London Eye.
The State Bedroom, with its bed, in the Palace of Westminster in London. AFP
The State Bedroom, with its bed, in the Palace of Westminster in London. AFP
The State Bedroom, with its bed, in the Palace of Westminster in London. AFP
Wood decorations on the frame of the bed at the State Bedroom. AFP
The decorative canopy above the bed in the State Bedroom. AFP
The decorative canopy showing a Tudor rose above the bed in the State Bedroom. AFP
A portrait of the Speaker of the House of Commons, Robert Harley, in The State Bedroom. AFP
A stone from the House of Commons chamber destroyed by enemy action in 1941 inide the State Bedroom. AFP
A royal English Coat of Arms inside the State Bedroom. AFP
