The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
Queen’s diamond jubilee Bentley for sale at £199,850
A Bentley car once used to take the Queen to her diamond jubilee celebrations has been put up for sale for almost £200,000.
The four-year-old vehicle was retired from the royal fleet in 2014 and has been put on the market for £ 199,850 by Bramley Motor Cars.
The Bentley Mulsanne was put into service with the royal household “exclusively for use by HM Queen Elizabeth II” and over the course of two years the monarch used it when visiting 10 Downing Street for her first Cabinet meeting and during the diamond jubilee celebrations.
Bramley Motor Cars has put the 2012 Bentley, which has less than 6,000 miles on the clock, up for sale at its showroom near Guildford in Surrey.
The car has a 6.75-litre engine, 20in alloy wheels, cruise control and a leather interior. It has a top of speed of 184mph.
A spokesman said: “This car presents a collector with the rare opportunity to purchase a car that has been used to good effect by our longest reigning monarch.”
In other royal matters, the Royal Mint has marked the Queen’s forthcoming 90th birthday by producing a commemorative £5 coin.
The Queen has approved the special edition piece, which features a garland of roses in recognition of her fondness for flowers and nature, and was designed by acclaimed artist and sculptor Christopher Hobbs.
The Royal Mint is also offering a free £5 coin gift to pensioners who turn 90 on the same day as the Queen – April 21. They can be nominated by friends or relatives via the organisation’s Facebook page.