Singer Lily Allen posed with her baby daughter Ethel in a classic Silver Cross Balmoral pram, proving that not all celebrities want the latest must-have modern model. Costing a budget-busting £1250 ($2023) the pram is a traditional style baby carriage from the Silver Cross Heritage collection, complete with hand-sprung suspension, larger than average wheels, and a solid body, offering the four-month-old Ethel the ultimate ride in comfort and style.
She's barely been seen in public since she gave birth last November, so it was no surprise that when Lily Allen stepped out with baby Ethel yesterday, she did so in style.
The 26-year-old star was quick to tweet a photo of herself taking her young daughter for a walk in the countryside. However, Lily isn't the first famous face to push her child around in a pram fit for royalty. Rod Stewart's wife, Penny Lancaster, has also been spotted in the past pushing their children around in a similar Silver Cross model, while Charlotte Church opted for a pink and cream pram for her daughter Ruby Megan.
The British company Silver Cross goes far back in making prams to 1877 and they have been used by the royalty. When Prince Charles was born, Queen Elizabeth made sure the Prince was lying comfy in one of these prams.
Described by the brand as 'the Rolls Royce of prams,' Balmoral is the original coach-built pram and has also been a hit in the past with British ladies Catherine Zeta-Jones and Elizabeth Hurley. The Balmoral model not only looks good but boasts a hand-sprung chassis, is cushioned with leather suspension straps and features hands-poked wheels. The transport also includes a lever operated brake system, a soft foam mattress for maximum comfort and an extremely large chrome shopping basket.
Also sold in Norway
The only place you can find Silver Cross Balmoral is in the city of Bergen, west in Norway in a shp named Babykos. According to shop manager Benedicte Søvik, the pram is not a best seller because of the price, maybe a couple a year. If you plan to buy such a pram, you better know that it weights 37 kg, cant fit in the trunk of the car and you cant fold it together like the usual pram/strollers.
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