The number plates on the Royal House’s cars all bear the crown followed by a short number, hence the name ¨Crown cars¨.

The flagship among the royal cars is a Rolls-Royce, called Big Crown. It was acquired by Frederik IX for official use and is still used when the Royal House’s foreign guests are driven around. Big Crown remains in good condition and has run more than 140,000 km. 

Crown 1 is the newest Daimler in the exclusive threesome. It was acquired in 1994 in connection with Prince Henrik’s 60th birthday. Due to the fact that the model was officially phased out in 1992, a used 1989 model with only 1500 km on the odometer was purchased from the Daimler importer in Sweden.

The Royal House follows trends and will, in coming years, to the extent possible, replace most of the automobile fleet with battery-powered and hybrid cars. In this connection, the Royal House is also in the process of setting up battery charging stands at all of the Royal House’s residence palaces.

Today, the Royal House has, in all, seven battery-powered and hybrid automobiles. In addition, the Royal House has a smaller number of limousines, private cars, minibuses, vans a horse transport and a small truck.

Since olden times, horse-drawn coaches have been an important means of transportation. In The Royal House today, such vehicles are used only for official events, but both carriages and horses can still be seen at the Royal Stables located by Christiansborg Palace. 

Behind the former royal palace, Christiansborg, you will see two curved, symmetrical wings. They date from 1746 and consequently have survived two fires that damaged the main palace in 1794 and 1884. In one wing, there have been stables for the royal horses since the middle of the 1700s, and in the other wing is an equally old, high-ceilinged, 20 x 60 meter riding arena, where one can ride horses indoors. Between the wings lies the area called ¨The Riding Ground¨. 

Originally, the Royal Mews functioned as a stud farm, where horses of the noblest blood were bred for the Royal House - partly for the use of pleasure-oriented activities such as riding and hunting, partly as draft horses for the royal carriages. In 1789, the number of horses reached a total of 270 animals. Today, the Royal Mews house up to 13 horses used in connection with  official events, such as state visits, the New Year’s levee, audiences with ambassadors and city visits. 

Since 1854, the Royal Family has had use rights for a number of successive saloon carriages, which have provided transportation around the country on the Danish rail network. The stories of the five royal saloon carriages are, at the same time, the stories of the best in construction and design of railway equipment since the mid-1800s until today.

The current saloon carriage was a gift to HM Queen Margrethe from DSB when Her Majesty turned 60 years old in 2000. The saloon carriage was ready for use the following year, and the 26.4-meter-long coach has been used since then when HM The King has traveled by train in Denmark.

The 50-ton saloon carriage is painted in a special reddish-brown color, which is called HM maroon (Her Majesty’s maroon). In addition to that, a power supply system is installed so that the carriage can travel around all of Europe with a top speed of 200 km/h. Inside, the Saloon Carriage is fitted with cherry-wood veneer on all of the walls as well as Danish design and artwork.