Prince William borrows father's vintage Aston Martin for Royal Wedding

[HighestOfHigh]

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Prince William Drives Aston Martin DB6 Away From Royal Wedding

Prince William and Kate Middleton take a post-wedding spin in an Aston Martin DB6 Volante MkII.

The royal couple was followed closely by a security detail in a Range Rover.
Prince Charles has owned the DB6 since 1969 and converted it to run on biofuel.


LONDON — Prince William and his new bride, Kate Middleton, were escorted from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace in a 99-year-old, horse-drawn royal carriage. But after their first public kiss on the balcony at Buckingham, the royal couple then surprised the throngs of well-wishers with an impromptu spin around town in Prince Charles's car — a 42-year-old Aston Martin DB6 Volante MkII.

The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, as they are now known, were followed closely on their jaunt by a security detail in a black Land Rover Range Rover.

Prince Charles' DB6 is finished in Seychelles Blue and has been converted to run on bioethanol made from "English wine wastage."

The Aston Martin DB6 bore a rear license plate that read "JU5T WED" as well as the block letter L (for Learner) in the grille.

Just 38 copies of the DB6 Volante MkII were built from July 1969 to November 1970. The convertible is powered by a 325-horsepower, 4.0-liter inline six-cylinder.

Earlier in the day, Miss Middleton was driven to the royal wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in Queen Elizabeth's claret-and-black 1977 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI.

- Royal Wedding Aston Martin DB6 Volante

 

[HighestOfHigh]

As tired as I am about hearing about this wedding I will say I think I would have taken the Bentley!

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[Kowalski]

Let's see how long skinny Katie will survive, until old Lizzie decides she's a bloody nuisance and whacks her.

 

[chonkoa]

Let's see how long skinny Katie will survive, until old Lizzie decides she's a bloody nuisance and whacks her.

I think she has learnt her lessons after the death of Di and the response from the public and the world as a whole.

 

[cawimmer430]

Let's see how long skinny Katie will survive, until old Lizzie decides she's a bloody nuisance and whacks her.

When Kate gets thrown out of Buckingham Palace, can they send her down to me?

The rear seats in my 1er really need to get used more often!

 

[Centurion]

Let's see how long skinny Katie will survive, until old Lizzie decides she's a bloody nuisance and whacks her.

She has been losing a spectacular amount of weight since the engagement was announced. One can even spot ages lines in her face from losing too much weight too fast.

Anyhow the King fn cars was there, the Sultan of Brunei. Most royals were driven around in S-Classes, Jags and 7er but there was one escorted Maybach which I suspect could have been his. I managed to snap a photo of it.

 

[Centurion]

I was there live at the wedding as I live barely 15min away from Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace. It was an extraordinary gathering of people, I've never seen anything like it. Picture yourself on new years eve in your city centre but at day time but with 3 times the number of people outside. Brilliant spirits amongst everyone there, the wedding was such a mood lift for the whole country which is clouded by unemployment and slow economic growth.

Cameras at the wedding were aplenty. From Leica snobs walking around with two €5000 euro cameras around their necks to people snapping shots with crappy Sony Ericsson phone I saw such a diverse range of equipment, but unlike new years eve, this was a day time event which made it a pleasure for everybody to take photos.

Speaking of Astons, I spotted a politically incorrect Cygnet which off course did manage to attract a few glances. What stunned me most was when those vintage WW2-esque plans flew over me outside the Palace. It was a surreal feeling of being in Black Hawk Down or something. They were mesmerizingly cool and captivating.

 

[Gullwing]

What stunned me most was when those vintage WW2-esque plans flew over me outside the Palace. It was a surreal feeling of being in Black Hawk Down or something. They were mesmerizingly cool and captivating.

The big one was a Lancaster bomber and the smaller ones were a Spitfire and Hurricane.

 

[Michael]

Indeed, it was surreal to have seen those planes fly by.

Going back to the topic: I really like that Aston Martin. I wonder when wil be the next time she is taken out for a spin.