Prince CharlesandCamilla, Duchess of Cornwallknow how to arrive in style!
Prince Charles, who has been a longstanding proponent of sustainable living, bought the car in 1970 and later converted it to run on biofuels, using ethanol created from cheese-making whey and wine unfit for human consumption. The fuel apparently inspired a cheesy joke from Charles’s cousin Lord Snowdon, Princess Margaret’s son David: “How doesPrince Charlesdrive his Aston Martin? Caerphilly.”
Aston Martin specialist RS Williams carried out the car’s conversion, Charles toldWallpaperin 2018. “At first, the engineers weren’t convinced that the conversion would work, but I insisted that it would. When the conversion was done, they had to admit that the car now performs better than ever.”
The Aston Martin DB6 car is also famous for an appearance at a royal wedding: Charles' sonPrince Williamused it todrivehis brideKate Middletonaway from their nuptials in 2011.
Their ride was decorated in ribbons and balloons with a rear number plate that read “JU5T WED” as the couple drove off with the top down.
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At the ceremony, Charles read a special message from his motherQueen Elizabeth, whohad written it and includedit in the baton that was relayed across the Commonwealth over the last nine months in the run-up to the games.
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source: people.com
