The 1902 State Landau is a landau

Landau (carriage)

A landau is a coachbuilding term for a type of four-wheeled, convertible carriage. See also Landau .It is lightweight and suspended on elliptical springs. It was invented in the 18th century and was named after the German city of Landau in the Rhenish Palatinate where they were first produced...

 open-topped horse-drawn carriage owned by the United Kingdom for royal use within Britain. It is by far the most elegant of the several landau (among other styles) carriages used by the royal family. It was built in 1902 for the coronation of Edward VII

Edward VII of the United Kingdom

Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...

, and nowadays is most often seen during State visit

State visit

A state visit is a formal visit by a foreign head of state to another nation, at the invitation of that nation's head of state. State visits are the highest form of diplomatic contact between two nations, and are marked by ceremonial pomp and diplomatic protocol. In parliamentary democracies, heads...

s conveying The Queen and the visiting Head of State to Buckingham Palace (or Windsor Castle) at the head of a procession of carriages.

It has also played a significant role in several royal weddings, including those of The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer

Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer

The wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Frances Spencer took place on Wednesday, 29 July 1981 at St Paul's Cathedral, London, United Kingdom. Their marriage was widely billed as a "fairytale wedding" and the "wedding of the century". It was watched by an estimated global TV...

 in 1981; The Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

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 and Sarah Ferguson

Sarah, Duchess of York

Sarah, Duchess of York is a British charity patron, spokesperson, writer, film producer, television personality and former member of the British Royal Family. She is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, whom she married from 1986 to 1996...

 in 1986; and Prince William and Catherine Middleton

Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton

The wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton took place on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London. Prince William, the eldest son of Charles, Prince of Wales, first met Catherine Middleton in 2001, when both were studying at the University of St Andrews. Their...

 in 2011.

The Gold State Coach

Gold State Coach

The Gold State Coach is an enclosed, eight horse-drawn carriage used by the British Royal Family. It was built in the London workshops of Samuel Butler in 1762 and has been used at the coronation of every British monarch since George IV...

is the primary transport for coronations and other high ceremonial events directly relating to the reigning monarch.