Photos of Prince Philip s bespoke Land Rover Defender TD5 130 chassis vehicle hearse have been unveiled
Requested repaint in military green and designed open top rear and special stops to secure coffin in place
Head of Operations at Co-op Funeralcare said company has seen increase in requests for unique hearses
Includes the like of milk float, tractor, motorcycle, tandem bicycle, converted steam train and a canal boat
Friday 16 April 2021
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh seated on the roof of a Land Rover with The Queen at the Badminton Horse Trials, 1968
Jim Gray / Keystone / Hulton Archive / Getty Images
It was last week, 10 April, that Buckingham Palace first revealed details about the Duke of Edinburghâs purpose-built Land Rover following the announcement of his death aged 99. The public was told that the Land Rover â which the Duke was involved in the creation of â was to carry the Duke of Edinburghâs coffin, flanked by military pall bearers, in a small ceremonial procession at his funeral.
Now, more information has come about, thanks to the palace: The Queen revealed in a statement yesterday that the Duke of Edinburgh and Land Rover began the project to create a bespoke Land Rover to be used at his funeral 18 years ago. The hearse was built at Land Roverâs Solihull factory in 2013 using a Land Rover Defender TD5 130 chassis cab vehicle with an open top rear secti
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PRINCESS EUGENIE WILL BE PEACEKEEPER BETWEEN WILLS AND HARRY
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry s close bond with Princess Eugenie sets her up as the perfect peacekeeper between Harry and William, it has been reported.
Eugenie has long been close with her first cousin and is said to have played a key role in Harry meeting Meghan.
Meghan confirmed during her bombshell interview with Oprah that she and Eugenie had known each other before she met Harry.
Since then, Eugenie is said to have been a close confidante to Harry and brother William, the Evening Standard reports.
The royal has been living with her husband Jack Brooksbank at the Sussexes’ former property Frogmore Cottage on the Queen’s Windsor estate since giving birth to her first son, August.
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