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The Bentley State Limousines are official state cars manufactured by Bentley as a gift for the late Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002. The two cars produced were in service for the Queen up until her death in 2022. They have most recently been in service for King Charles III.
Queen Elizabeth II riding in her 2002 Bentley State Limousine in 2015.. British State Cars and official limousines are dual-toned: the lower sections are painted in Royal Claret (a deep maroon), while the upper sections are painted Masons Black; they also feature discrete vermilion pinstriping.
The motorcade of Queen Elizabeth II in Winnipeg in 2010. The queen's car, second in line, is a Lincoln Town Car bearing her Canadian royal standard. Bears the flag of office affixed to the right front fender. For more details, see Royal and viceroyal transport in Canada. Canada: Prime minister Justin Trudeau
Queen Margrethe II had the new DS420 painted "Westminster Blue". [19] 1987 saw the 35-year anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II and a welcome occasion for the rejuvenation of her fleet of cars. The two Vanden Plas Princess Limousines were discontinued, as was the Rolls-Royce Phantom IV Landaulet.
Rolls-Royce broke with their earlier decision to cease production of the series of "big" Rolls-Royce Phantoms after the end of World War II. [2] The Phantom IV chassis differed from those of the shorter, production post-War models, the Silver Wraith and the Bentley Mark VI; apart from a larger size and an engine with increased capacity and power, they have an additional cross-member at the ...
A royal tribute.It was considered a high honor whenever the late Queen Elizabeth II would allow family members to borrow her jewels — and Princess Kate Middleton made sure to return the favor by ...
Queen Elizabeth II with Sir Anthony Blunt during an art exhibition in London in 1979. Then-MI5 Director General Michael Hanley noted that by November 1972, only Charteris and his deputy, Philip ...
It was during Thatcher's eleven-year tenure that the P5 was eventually phased out as a Prime-Ministerial car, in favour of the Jaguar XJ. Queen Elizabeth II also owned an Arden Green Rover P5B Saloon "JGY 280", which is on display at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire and was seen in the 18 May 2003 episode of BBC motoring show Top ...