Secrets of Royal Travel

It's all aboard for a peek inside a unique ‘palace on wheels', the locomotive used to convey the Royal Family around the British Isles. As you can expect with transport fit for a king, this train is the epitome of luxury and opulence. Insiders reveal its lavish past as the royal ‘express of excess' and the private world behind its veiled carriages is explored.

From the earliest days of flight, the Royal family has travelled in style. From 1936 when King Edward became Britain's first reigning monarch to fly, to the present luxury private planes of the modern royals, the monarchy knows how to jet-set. Revelations from the onboard team detail the secrets of regal service, from wrangling corgis in the sky to preparing Her Majesty's favorite tipple.