A Land Rover Defender for Prince Philip's last trip
A Land Rover Defender will be used to transport Prince Philip's coffin. The latter himself participated in the design of the vehicle. Prince Philip's funeral will take place this Saturday 17...
10/05/2022
A Land Rover Defender will be used to transport Prince Philip's coffin. The latter himself participated in the design of the vehicle.
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Prince Philip's funeral will take place this Saturday, April 17, eight days after his death. Due to the Covid, the religious ceremony organized in the Saint-George Royal Chapel will be held in a very small committee. It will start at 4 p.m. Before that, there will be the departure of the procession, at 3:40 p.m. The prince's coffin will make the journey between Windsor Castle and the chapel, along a few hundred meters, on a Land Rover Defender.
The prince had himself defined the contours of his funeral, which was codenamed "Operation Forth Bridge". He personally chose the Defender and participated in its design. This started several years ago. The last adjustments on the machine date back to 2019.
The brand started from a 2003 Defender 130. Behind the cabin reduced to a minimum, there is a long surface to accommodate the coffin, held by metal fixings. The prince had chosen a dark green shade for this Defender, in reference to his military past.
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Prince Philip was a Land Rover enthusiast. He granted the brand a royal warrant more than 40 years ago. It was also at the wheel of a Freelander that the Duke of Edinburgh had an accident in 2019. The images of the SUV lying on one of its sides had gone around the world.
To AFP, Thierry Bolloré, new boss of Jaguar Land Rover, praised Prince Philip's "impressive knowledge" and his "deep interest in automotive design, design and manufacturing".