July 12th, 2009

The Queen is to have her own £3million private jet under plans to cut the royal family’s travel costs.
The plane would be used only by the Queen and other royals and would not be shared with ministers.
Currently, the royal family uses two planes from 32 Squadron at RAF Northolt but they are more than 20 years old and are deemed too unreliable.

February 3rd, 2009

This gold inlaid State carriage might be the one to receive the honor of taking Prince William and Prince Harry to their weddings.
The state coach Britannia will be only the second carriage to join the Royal Family in the last 100 years.
The £620,000 carriage is a gift for the Queen from Australia whose new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, a Republican, wants a referendum on the monarchy.


January 2nd, 2009

The Queen of England is having her two $14 million bespoke Bentley limousines converted to run on biofuels, the London Daily Mail reports.
This is part of a move by the British luxury car-maker to become more environmentally friendly - and a new biofuel-burning high-performance car is expected in the New Year.
