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Queen Elizabeth II had dozens of cars, but only one was her favorite (PHOTO)

2022-10-06 18:12:20Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Queen Elizabeth II had dozens of cars, but only one was her favorite (PHOTO)
Queen Elizabeth II

She was extremely fond of driving, so at the end of last year she was seen behind the wheel of her green Jaguar.

Queen Elizabeth II was attached to the wheel from her youth. Even as a princess, during World War II, she drove an Austin K2/Y. Later in her reign, she traded dozens of cars, but always made sure the choice was a local brand.

Permanent relationship

The late Queen's penchant for driving and automotive technology should come as no surprise, after all, during the war she trained as a driver and mechanic, and for the record, even drove a military truck.

During her reign, outside of protocol events, she was more inclined to be the 'Good Old Protector'. Land Rover knew how to make good use of this connection in terms of marketing and rewarded it by giving away a Defender in the extended version 130.

These cars became so important to the royal family that one carried Prince Philip's coffin when he died. The Duke of Edinburgh spent 16 years working on the modifications of this particular model, the Defender TD5 130.

An enduring association with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicles was "part of the royal family's DNA", says Quentin Willson, a motoring journalist.

"Two icons of the royal family chose this iconic brand and the philosophical combination of cars and people behind the wheel was ideal," he adds.

"The royal family has a really strong connection with Jaguar and Land Rover," says Wilson, writes the BBC.

"This hard-working, studious, reliable and unmistakable piece of engineering that worked brilliantly and sent the right message."

Car museum

Almost immediately after her coronation, the Queen and Prince Philip were spotted running royal errands in specially designed Land Rovers "and you could tell they really loved these cars," Willson said.

One of them is part of the Queen's car exhibition at the British Motor Museum.

"Not only is it a beautiful vehicle, but it was the first time many people saw the Queen in it," says the museum's head of collections.

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