Dec. 26, 2024

The Amazing Cars of the British Royal Family

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Yes we took yesterday off. You caught us. Let's take a look at the Royal Cars, and share some fun Queen Elizabeth stories.
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Calorougus Shark Media. Hello and welcome to Palace Intrigue. I

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am your host Mark for Answers. Prince Harry's memoir Spare

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continues to set records, this time for its secondhand appeal.

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After its blockbuster release as the fastest selling non fiction

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book of all time, Spare has now become the most

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traded in biography for the second consecutive year, according to

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we buy Books. The book buying website revealed it purchased

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five hundred and sixty seven secondhand copies of Spare in

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twenty twenty four, up from four hundred and fifty nine

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copies in twenty twenty three. Originally retailing for about thirty

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five dollars, the paperback version now fetches just sixty three

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cents on the secondhand market, with the hardback slightly more

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valuable at four dollars thirty for comparison, it's still being

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sold for seventeen fifty on Amazon and discounted to eleven

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dollars at Waterstones. The memoir's initial success was undeniable, with

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over four hundred thousand copies sold in the UK on

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its release date, and is staggering one point four million

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copies sold across all formats in the UK, Canada and Britain.

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These sales shattered records set by Barack Obama's promised land

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making Spare the fastest selling non fiction book ever. Heavy

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discounts from retailers like Amazon and Waterstones played a significant

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role in boosting these figures. Prince Harry's claims earlier this

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month that he is carrying on his late mother, Princess

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Diana's legacy by challenging the media have been dismissed as

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nonsense by Daily Mail editor at large Richard Kay. Harry

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had described how his mother's death led him to question

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the integrity of the press, eventually prompting what he called

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a war with the industry. Diana died at age thirty six,

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full four years younger than Harry is now. In a

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heartfelt moment, Harry recalled the intense scrutiny his family faced,

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tying his own efforts to his mother's complex relationship with

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the press. However, Richard Kay, a longtime royal commentator, refuted

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this characterization on Pallace Confidential. The idea that she didn't

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have relationships with the media who were writing about her

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is pure and utter nonsense and Harry knows that Dianah

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made a point of getting to know many journalists, so

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to suggest that he is doing his mother's work in

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taking on the media here is not true. While Harry's

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comments aimed to underscore his ongoing efforts to challenge misinformation

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and sensationalism in the media, critics like Kay highlight a

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more nuanced reality about Diana's relationship with the press, one

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that involved both conflict and collaboration. Royal author Tom Quinn

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told The Mirror Megan and Harry had always hoped that

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when Queen Elizabeth died, Charles would take a less strict

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view of what it means to be a working royal.

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Six months in the UK as a working royal followed

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by six months in the States would bolster brand Sussex,

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which is less and less interesting without the working royal angle.

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The American public would have much preferred if Harry had

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not given up his royal role. That's all he's ever

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been trained for, and that's the main thing that made

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him interesting. Now he's lost that. Why should anyone in

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the States be interested? And Megan hates the idea that

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she might be pulled down by this. Reverend Richard Coles,

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a former priest and reality TV contestant on I May Celebrity,

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Get Me out of Here, She had a humorous anecdote

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about the late Queen Elizabeth II during an episode of

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the show. In the tale, which has since gone viral,

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Coles recounted a mix up during a state opening of

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Parliament when the Queen and Prince Philip, fully robed and crowned,

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were mistakenly sent to the service level of the building

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in an elevator instead of the Lord's chamber. The unexpected

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detour resulted in an amusing encounter with a cleaner who,

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unaware of their identities, at first, brusquely asked them to

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budge up to make room for her trolley. Only after

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looking up did she realize she was addressing the monarch

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and the Duke of Edinburgh, prompting a shocked exclamation. Coles

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capped off the story by revealing that the Queen later

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invited the woman to tea at Buckingham Palace, a gesture

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reflecting Elizabeth's characteristic humor and grace. The story underscores the

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Queen's reputation for wit and relatability, traits fondly remembered by

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those who knew her. Prince Arian biographer Robert Hardman had

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both remarked on her sharp humor and upbeat nature, which

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contrasted with the sometimes solemn depiction of her in fictional

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portrayals like The Crown. The slight hearted glimpse into her

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personality continues to endear her to the public long after

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her passing Pallace intrigue of a rayback. The royal family's

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relationship with cars spans decades, with some of their vehicles

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becoming iconic symbols of their time. One notable example is

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the two thousand and two Bentley State Limousines. These custom

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built cars, which were made to celebrate Queen Elizabeth the

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seconds Golden Jubilee, are a true testament to luxury. With

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their black over claret paint and price tag of around

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twelve million dollars each. They are equipped with armor plating

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and blast resistance. These limousines are still used today for

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formal state occasions, adding an extra layer of grandeur to

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royal events. Meanwhile, King Charles nineteen sixty nine Aston Martin

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d B six Filante is a true classic. It was

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gifted to him by Queen Elizabeth for his twenty first birthday.

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Charles has kept his car for over fifty years, and,

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in line with his commitment to the environment, converted it

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to run on biofuel made from the refuse of the

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wine and cheese industries. This car is also famous for

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being the one Prince William and Kate Middleton drove away

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after their wedding in twenty eleven. Then there's Princess Diana's

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nineteen eighty five Ford Escort RS turbos one. Diana was

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known for her love of driving herself around, and when

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she was engaged in Prince Charles, he gave her this

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Ford Escort. Diana famously had the car painted black to

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blend in more, but it still remains a prized possession.

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In twenty twenty two, the car sold at auction for

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a staggering eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars, a remarkable

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figure that shows just how much the royal connection added

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to its value. Diana also owned a nineteen ninety one

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Mercedes BANDS five hundred sl, a car that caused quite

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a stir in the early nineties. She was the first

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royal to drive a non British car, and the sleek

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Mercedes was seen as a symbol of her independence. However,

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the backlash was so intense that she eventually returned the

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car to Mercedes and in our resides in their Core

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museum in Germany. The late Queen had a long standing

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relationship with land Rover, with more than a dozen models

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in her collection. Over the years. She was frequently photographed

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driving around her estates, with her favorite being in two

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thousand and nine range Rover Vogue. Her love for the

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brand data back to the nineteen forties, when her father,

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King George's six first drove a prototype of a land Rover.

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Prince Harry also got into the eco friendly car trend

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with his twenty seventeen Jaguar E Type zero, a battery

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powered recreation of the legendary vintage car. He and Megan

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Michael used it as their wedding car in twenty eighteen,

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marking the beginning of their more environmentally conscious future. And lastly,

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Prince William followed in his family's footsteps, but with a

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modern twist. He drives a twenty twenty one Audi rs

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E Tron GT, a high performance electric vehicle, aligning with

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his environmental views. His choice sparked less controversy than Diana's Mercedes,

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reflecting changing attitudes towards eco friendly cars within the royal family.

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These cars aren't just vehicles. They represent moments and royal

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history and personal choices that define each family member's relationship

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with both tradition and modernity. And there you have it.

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