State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy

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The State Gun Carriage of the Royal Navy is a historic ceremonial gun carriage used by Royal Navy sailors to bear the coffins of British monarchs and other prominent figures during state funerals.


Statements (32)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial gun carriage
funerary vehicle
associatedWith British monarchy
Royal ceremonial protocol
carriedBy Royal Navy sailors
ceremonialFunction transporting the coffin in a state funeral procession
country United Kingdom
governedBy British state ceremonial regulations
hasProperty ceremonial
funerary
historic
hasRole bearing coffins during state funerals
hasUser British government
Royal Household
maintainedBy Royal Navy
notableUse funeral processions of British monarchs
operatedBy Royal Navy
partOf British state ceremonial tradition
symbolOf continuity of British state tradition
naval participation in state ceremonies
usedBy Royal Navy
Royal Navy sailors
usedFor funerals of British monarchs
funerals of prominent national figures
public lying-in-state processions
state funerals
usedIn London funeral processions
United Kingdom state ceremonies
usedOnOccasionOf death of a reigning British monarch
state funeral of a major national figure
usedWith military ceremonial units
naval funeral parties

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
coffinBorneOn

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