Finally came the King in his colossal golden chariot pulled by eight magnificent cream-colored horses (Hanoverian Creams), a single postilion riding the left lead horse, and six footmen at the side.
As the drama is a fictional series, the two footmen depicted are representative of a larger number of staff that would have existed at the time.
It was opened by another footman in livery, with a round face, and large eyes like a frog; and both footmen, Alice noticed, had powdered hair that curled all over their heads.
The footmen were as ready to serve her as they were their own mistress.
