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| Author: | edders23 [ Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Prince Philip hands over his London taxi to museum |
specially for trotsky For 18 years, it has carried the Duke of Edinburgh incognito around the capital, an eco-friendly London taxi to blend in seamlessly with ordinary traffic. This weekend, the green Metrocab is to go on public display for the first time as the Duke donates it to Sandringham Museum, to be parked alongside Royal vehicles dating back to 1900. The Duke has been using the cab since 1999, causing much amusement over the years with its very ordinary appearance. Despite the voluntary loss of the vehicle, the 95-year-old Duke will not be hanging up his car keys just yet, and is understood to be continuing business as usual in the driving seat of other cars. Fuelled by liquefied petroleum gas, the Metrocab model has a Ford engine and was regularly used for private and official engagements. The Sandringham Museum announced in a newsletter that its new season, opening on April 1, will star the newly-arrived cab. “HRH The Duke of Edinburgh’s taxi, which he used for travelling to both official and private engagements in London, has arrived at Sandringham and has been added to the display in the Royal Garages,” it said on its website. It is understood that the 18-year-old car had been due for significant repairs to keep it roadworthy, with the Palace deciding it was an opportune moment to hand the keys over to a museum where it can be displayed for all. Admirers of the Royal family will no doubt be intrigued to see the taxi, which caused much surprise when it was first announced and has often been reported to have been driven by the Duke himself. Royal sources said that in fact, it was driven by a member of staff. A report in the Daily Telegraph at the time said: “Taxi drivers seemed uncertain how to react to yesterday's news that the Duke of Edinburgh will soon be spinning around town in a London taxi. "It will normally be driven by a Buckingham Palace chauffeur, but Prince Philip may take the wheel when fancy dictates." It quoted Joe Fresco, a working taxi driver, who said: "I think it's well out of order. If he likes cabs that much, he ought to put some trade our way not try his hand at it himself." The Duke, of course, has been much photographed over the years at the wheel of a car, last year driving the Queen, the then-President of the United States Barack Obama and his wife Michelle from Air Force 1 to lunch in Windsor Castle in a Range Rover. His early days courting the Queen were accompanied by some concern over his youthful driving exuberance, once overturning in a ditch and having a prang with a working taxi cab whilst the then-Princess Elizabeth was his passenger. |
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Thu Mar 30, 2017 1:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Prince Philip hands over his London taxi to museum |
Phil the Greek, chees wire him. |
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