Queen Elizabeth II’s Ranger Rover, which she may have worked on herself, has gone on sale.
The 2016 Range Rover with the number plate OU16XVH was used sparingly for Royal duties and covering 2,586 miles over two years before being sold in the LR dealer network.
Now the royal car that was used to carry US President Barack Obama with the Queen during his 2016 state visit to Windsor Castle is on sale for £224,850.
The Range Rover is now on 18,000 miles and it is possible Her Majesty could have worked on the vehicle herself as she was a trained mechanic during her military service in WW2.
During Obama’s state visit, Prince Philip also drove the late Queen, the US President and his wife Michelle Obama to Windsor Castle.
The 2016 Range Rover with the number plate OU16XVH was used sparingly for Royal duties and covering 2,586 miles over two years before being sold in the LR dealer network
Queen Elizabeth II has sat in the luxury car but the vehicle has now gone on sale for £224,000
It is the same car that Prince Philip used to drive Queen Elizabeth, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama to Windsor Castle in in 2016
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II prepares to step inside the luxury Range Rover in 2016
The listing said: ‘Car-Bramley are once again delighted to be able to offer for sale an ex-Royal Household car with a fabulous history.
‘OU16XVH was first registered on the 1st of March 2016 to Jaguar Land Rover Ltd, at their International Fleet Department, as so many vehicles are.
‘It was prepared by the Land Rover Workshop at Gaydon and would have been equipped with covert lighting and police emergency lighting, along with specially adapted fixed side steps – which are not available for general sale as they have not been homologated and additional grab handles to the rear passenger compartment to enable Her Majesty The Queen to be able to access the rear passenger compartment more comfortably.
‘The rear entertainment screens were also removed prior to the car being handed over to the Royal Household and were refitted once the vehicle had been removed from service.
The listing said: ‘The rear entertainment screens were also removed prior to the car being handed over to the Royal Household and were refitted once the vehicle had been removed from service’
During Obama’s state visit, Prince Philip also drove the late Queen, the US President and his wife Michelle Obama to Windsor Castle
Now the car could fall into less royal hands for less than £250,000
‘These items have since been removed following the vehicle being taken out of Royal Service, but the grab handles used by Her Majesty were left with the car, a lovely touch.
‘The warning sticker for the siren, which was located in the engine compartment also remains, as a hint to this Range Rover’s previous life.
‘Whilst in service with the Royal Household, it received two services by JLR, as opposed to the Land Rover dealer network, the first being its PDI on the 05/03/2016 at 26 miles, followed by a 12-month service on the 18/05/2017 at 2,413 miles.
‘This particular example covered a very low mileage and had covered only 2,586 miles when it was sold through the Land Rover Dealer Network under the Land Rover Approved scheme.
‘This vehicle made a very high-profile appearance during President Obama’s state visit to the United Kingdom in 2016.
Prince Philip drove the group the 400 yards in the car into the entrance of the castle
Queen Elizabeth II with US President Barack Obama and First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama in the Oak Room at Windsor Castle ahead of a private lunch on April 22, 2016
‘On the 22nd of April 2016, Prince Philip, who was accompanied by Her Majesty The Queen, drove it to meet President Obama and the First Lady as they stepped off Marine One after it landed in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
‘For many years the Royal Family have used Range Rovers, Land Rover being Royal Warranty holders.
‘Land Rovers and Range Rovers that have seen service with the Royal Household normally always have the vehicle registration numbers changed once out of service, this is so that the vehicle’s prior use can never be confirmed, however, this example still retains its original registration number, that being OU16 XVH, making it a unique opportunity to acquire a Range Rover with undisputed Royal and Presidential provenance.’