With the coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort taking place tomorrow (6th May), we’re taking a look back at Rollalong’s royal history.
Back in 1955 Rollalong, then a caravan manufacturer, was approached by the Caravan Club to construct a ‘Royal Caravan’ after Prince Philip became a patron of the club in 1952.
The caravan was child-sized and came complete with sink, bookcase, seating and a table. The classic design was painted half yellow and half cream and featured wooden panelled walls in the interior. It originally contained a set of Beatrix Potter books, a copy of Captain Marryat’s Children of the New Forest and a miniature Poole Pottery tea set.
This caravan was then gifted to Prince Charles and Princess Anne by the Caravan Club. It is believed that their father, the Duke of Edinburgh, used to pull the children around in the caravan on the grounds of Buckingham Palace.
At the time of the Caravan Club’s 75th anniversary in 1982 the caravan was refurbished and re-presented to Princess Anne.
In 2007 Rollalong fully restored the ‘Royal Caravan’, and it now resides at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu where the public are welcome to go and take a closer look.
Although Rollalong has moved away from caravans and is now a specialist in modular offsite construction, the team is still very much looking forward to the coronation and enjoyed a royal tea party yesterday to celebrate!
