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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.
Daimler DS420 limousine carrying Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh on a visit to Liverpool in the late 1990s. In 1984 a Daimler DS420 limousine had been added to the royal fleet (it was often used by the Prince and Princess of Wales); [ 26 ] a second DS420 was purchased in 1987, whereupon the two Princess limousines were retired.
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, with a licence plate displaying a gold St. Edward's Crown on a red field.
The first serving president to ride in a car was President William McKinley, who briefly rode in a Stanley Motor Carriage Company steam car on July 13, 1901. [9] According to the United States Secret Service, it was customary for them to follow the presidential horse-and-buggy on foot, but that with the popularization of the automobile, the Secret Service purchased a 1907 White Motor Company ...
Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret starred in four Christmas pantomimes, staged each year from 1941 to 1944. The first production was Cinderella, followed by Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin, and ...
Queen Elizabeth’s mid-air comforts have been revealed thanks to a new auction. Mints and martinis are among the late Queen’s surprising flying habits that are detailed in memorabilia collected ...
Elizabeth reportedly loved this habit, a source told the Daily Beast in October, because she "disliked extravagance and overt expressions of consumerism" and "preferred Christmas Day to have a ...
Queen Elizabeth II's Bentley State Limousine. Most civilian armored cars are created by fitting aftermarket upgrades to standard production cars. [3] Several car manufacturers produce armored car models from the factory, such as the Audi Security Vehicles (A6 and A8 models), Lincoln Town Car BPS, Hyundai Equus, BMW Security series (3 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series and X5 models), the Mercedes Benz ...