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October 14[edit]

QE2's hearse[edit]

Have there been any reports on what will be the fate of Queen Elizabeth II's Jaguar hearse? Will it be sent to storage, are there plans to send it to a museum or some other display, or are there no updates about it and it's unlikely to ever be seen by the public again? 2001:4453:3C6:9000:580B:92A1:D321:7F8E (talk) 12:19, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

They'll probably be needing it again in twenty years or so, so I very much doubt they will put it in a museum. --Viennese Waltz 12:26, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Presumably, they have enough money to buy another one, at any time, when needed. --Jayron 32 14:33, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

According to thedrive.com: "...her body is being transported in a custom-designed Jaguar meant especially for the royal family...", which suggests that it could be re-used. -- Verbarson ^talk_edits 15:59, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It could as well. There's a near infinite number of things that could happen. --Jayron 32 17:57, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This says that the vehicle was (at least for a time) kept at the Royal Mews. No idea if it is still there, but that's a lead. --Jayron 32 18:02, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia also has an article titled State and royal cars of the United Kingdom, where it is mentioned a few times, but it is not listed among those "retired and on public display". --Jayron 32 18:04, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
State hearse states that is is kept at the Royal Mews as well. --Jayron 32 18:05, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

There is already quite a collection; "The Royal Mews currently looks after The Queen's [sic] State Limousines, which include 3 Rolls-Royce, 3 Daimlers and 2 Bentleys". [1] The Mews is effectively a working museum as it is open to the public at £14 per head, which defrays the cost of it all and perhaps clears a profit. I couldn't find figures for The Mews specifically, but it forms part of the Royal Collection Trust, which had a total income in the year before COVID-19 of £71,526,000 [2] from the various royal palaces. Alansplodge (talk) 10:55, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]