The Imperial Mews
The Imperial Mews (Greek: Αυτοκρατορικό Κτίσμα Φάρμας, Af̱tokratorikó Ktísma Fármas, French: Impériale écuries) sometimes called the Imperial and Royal Mews (Greek: Αυτοκρατορικό και Βασιλικό Κτίσμα Φάρμας, Af̱tokratorikó kai Vasilikó Ktísma Fármas, French: Écuries Impériale et royaux) oversees ceremonial coaches, vehicles and horses. The Imperial Mews are sometimes refferred to as the Imperial Stables. The horses are used for pulling coaches and for the Imperial Family’s pleasure and leisure riding. The Imperial Mews is in charge of all ceremonial driving
The Imperial Mews is responsible for the Imperial family's horses and vehicles, and also organizes guided tours of the imperial carriages, stables and harness collection. During the 1700s the number of horses reached a peak with 980 horses stabled at the Imperial Mews. Today, there are about 250 horses housed in the Mews.
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Official Oversight
The Imperial Mews Department is overseen and headed by the Ploíarchos tou Áloga, who is the Master of the Horse. The Master of the Horse is aided by the Prōtostratōr.
Activities
Imperial State carriages
The Imperial Mews contains a number of carriages, coaches, Coupés Landaus, Sociables, Barouches, Broughams, Clarences, Phaetons, and Victorias.
The Imperial state coaches include:
- Gold State Coach
- Magarian State Coach
- Moesian State Coach
- Aquitanian State Coach
- Silver Jubilee Coach
- Glass State Coach
- George VII State Coach
- George VII Parade Coupé
- Zoe II State Coach
- Dowager State Coach
- State Landau
- Parade Barouche
- Zoe II Phaeton
- Eric IV's Town Coach
Crown Cars and other vehicles
The Imperial Mews fleet of vehicles includes not only horse-drawn carriages, but also a number of cars and other vehicles.
The State Cars have number plates but they bear a crown followed by a short number, hence the name ¨Crown cars. They comprise:
- 2 Seven-seater Voreádes State Limousines
- 4 Seven-seater Romanos Rorris
- 4 eight-seater Kakos limousines
In addition, The Imperial and Royal Court has a smaller number of limousines, private cars, minibuses, vans a horse transport and a small truck for transportation use.
