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May 10, 2023
Charles III of England has already been crowned and now we reveal to you the Rolls-Royce Phantom IV that he inherited from his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Just a few days ago, Prince Charles of England has “officially” become King Charles III through his coronation and, apart from many privileges and responsibilities, has inherited what has been the car of the British Crown for the last 73 years. We are talking about the Rolls-Royce Phantom IV.
This Rolls-Royce Phantom IV, one of the 18 units that have been manufacturedhas been owned by Queen Elizabeth II since 1950 and has appeared at many monarchy events.
According to the British manufacturer, the royal family had been looking for a car for Princess Elizabeth in 1949, when her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, drove a Bentley with a Rolls-Royce engine and was impressed.
The “best car in the world”
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For Rolls-Royce a dream was about to come true: build the “best car in the world for the royal family of their home country”. Equipped with “every imaginable luxury”, the first model of the Phantom IV was delivered to the princess in 1950.
In the automotive world, the Phantom IV was the best of the best“, declared the manufacturer at the time. “The British royal family was the first to tread this lofty path, and only a few very special dignitaries from around the world have managed to follow in their footsteps.”
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It was a unit that had been painted in Edinburgh green with various modifications requested by the Duke of Edinburgh, husband of the future Queen Elizabeth II. At first it was a private car with a license plate, but after Elizabeth’s ascension to the throne it became the official car of the Royal Household and it was repainted in the colors of the sovereign: burgundy and black.
On April 10, 1952, it was used officially for the first time to lead Queen Elizabeth to her first royal engagement as monarch at Westminster Abbey in London. Since then, she has been present at many institutional events and now she will continue to be under the mandate of Carlos III And, if we pay attention to the reputation of unbreakable Rolls-Royce, what remains.
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