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Penman
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I like the wartime portraits, it is rumoured that her mother actually asked her if she knew what she was doing.
[img]https://i.insider.com/5e864abf14f18f1db516ebd8?width=700&format=jpeg&auto=webp[/img]
Rick: can you make this a picture rather than a link please?
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Rootes75
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To me the ATS portraits are very evocative of the era, to me she was that bridge between the ages. In my case of my grandparents, parents, myself and now my children.
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mikeC
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| Penman wrote: | | ...can you make this a picture rather than a link please? |
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Penman
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Interesting to see that the vehicle following the hearse is not carrying any registration plates.
I thought such vehicles could only be used by the sovereign.
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Ray White
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| Penman wrote: | Interesting to see that the vehicle following the hearse is not carrying any registration plates.
I thought such vehicles could only be used by the sovereign. |
That is the Queen's Bentley and as far as I know was never registered.
The Princess Royal is following the hearse to Edinburgh in the Royal car. |
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Penman
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It is sobering to think that while we are watching the progression of Operations Unicorn, London Bridge and Spring Tide, that already a similar set of operations have to be being prepared, if they have not already been done.
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Ray White
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If the longevity of his Parents is anything to go by, the new Carolean age should be of a decent length of time.  |
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Penman
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Tonight's Countryfile at about 33-35 mins in shows her Princess R Estate
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcone
But a website about the Princess R brochure acknowledges Ray's point.
"Total production of the Vanden Plas Princess 4 litre R was 6,555, including one estate car for HM The Queen, who is said to have greatly preferred her Vauxhall Crestas."
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petelang
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It's such a crying shame that her final journey from her beloved Balmoral, had to be in the back of a Mercedes!
How terrible that we no longer have a truly British car to convey "Elizabeth the Great".
I'm sure Boris wouldn't have allowed that to happen.
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Ray White
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I agree. The Merc. was unsuitable on so many levels.
I am sure there will have been complaints; especially from the older generation. I shall be interested to see what type of hearse is sent to collect the coffin when the Royal flight lands at Northolt. |
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peter scott
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I too was disappointed to see a Mercedes but let's face it even the "Bentley" behind is a Bentley in name only. We don't really have a car industry.
The choice was almost certainly not that of a politician but simply that of a commercial outfit, in this case the long standing Edinburgh firm of William Purves. Pragmatism rules.
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MikeEdwards
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| peter scott wrote: | I too was disappointed to see a Mercedes but let's face it even the "Bentley" behind is a Bentley in name only. We don't really have a car industry.
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True, but there must be plenty of classic vehicles that would be suitable. They would, of course, have to consider reliability - no good using an old Rolls-Royce one and having it break down when virtually the entire world is watching. I would guess that if there is a place for using a historic vehicle, it will be in one of the more formal events rather than just the "transport" part of things, and perhaps for a shorter journey.
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