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"boredalways" (boredalway666) 12/12/2018 at 07:32 • Filed to: Good Morning Oppo, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth

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Just a reminder that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth* is a baller.

And her old Landy is a manual.

*Corrected with deepest apologies to Her Majesty

InFierority Complex > boredalways 12/12/2018 at 07:41

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She was a mechanic during the war and all.

I just started watching The Crown on Netflix this week. I’ve enjoyed i t far more than I thought I would.

pip bip - choose Corrour > boredalways 12/12/2018 at 07:43

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correction, that is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.

this is the late Queen Mother

vondon302 > boredalways 12/12/2018 at 07:50

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Crappy clip but one of my favourite stories about the Queen.

facw > boredalways 12/12/2018 at 07:57

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As pip bip says, the Queen is not the Queen Mum (who died in 2002) .

Here’s an impressive painting of the Queen Mother:

mtdrift > boredalways 12/12/2018 at 08:13

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Nice edit.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > boredalways 12/12/2018 at 08:57

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As a daft American with old Landies in the shed, I would happily attempt and fail to entertain her and Philip.

ranwhenparked > boredalways 12/12/2018 at 09:26

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She is a remarkable lady, no question. 70+ years of impeccable service to all her realms. 

Svend > boredalways 12/12/2018 at 10:43

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Other cars Her Majesty has had:

2002 Land Rover Defender 110 TD5.

Her Majesty’s Land Rover with the private plate removed.

Daimler V8 Super LWB

1971 Rover P5B 3.5 V8

1956 Ford Zephyr estate, 2.6 straight six.

1961 Vauxhall PA Cresta estate, three speed manual, 2,262cc

2016 Bentley Bentayga

Bentley Bentayga

The Queen’s relationship with Bentley and her love of 4x4s mean that she was an obvious candidate for a new Bentayga (despite its somewhat controversial styling).

This was confirmed by Bentley CEO Wolfgang Duerheimer, who said: “We have reserved the number one car for her,” after the monarch test-drove the car around the Balmoral Estate and was said to be impressed with its abilities.

Svend > vondon302 12/12/2018 at 10:50

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Prince Philip and Her Majesty driving the Obamas in the Range Rover.

Writing in her new autobiography, Becoming, Mrs Obama said: “We were briefed on the protocol ahead of time: We’d greet the Royals formally before getting into their vehicle to make the short drive.

“I’d sit in the front next to ninety-four-year-old Prince Philip, who would drive, and Barack would sit next to the Queen in the back seat.”

The former First Lady went on to explain how the Queen subverted Royal protocol in a rare act of disobedience.

She said: “After we’d touched down in a field on the palace grounds and said our hellos, however, the Queen abruptly threw a wrench into everything by gesturing for me to join her in the back seat of the Range Rover.

“I froze, trying to remember if anyone had prepared me for this scenario, whether it was more polite to go along with it or to insist that Barack take his proper seat by her side.

“The Queen immediately picked up on my hesitations and was having none of it.

“‘Did they give you some rule about this?’ she said, dismissing all the fuss with a wave of her hand.

“‘That’s rubbish. Sit wherever you want.’”

Her Majesty’s rejection of the norm came after her Royal team “fretted endlessly” over the “movements and interactions” of the Obamas to ensure “every last little thing looked right and went smoothly”.

Her Majesty is a very classy lady.

boredalways > Svend 12/12/2018 at 13:44

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I wish Her Majesty would do vehicle- related AMA with Oppo and/or Jalapnik

Svend > boredalways 12/12/2018 at 13:54

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That would be an interesting read, yes.