Apart from the bride and groom at the royal wedding (plus a few hideous head gears), I had my eyes on quite a fleet of classic British cars which picked up various people at the event.
There were of course, not a Mercedes, BMW or Audi to be seen. The oldest ride went to Prince Charles and wife Camilla where the pair of them rode to Westminster Abbey in the Queen's Rolls-Royce Phantom IV built in 1950. This crown jewel, the oldest in the fleet of State cars, was built for then-Princess Elizabeth. Rolls reportedly built only 18 in all.
The bride and her father rode in the 1977 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI and we were told earlier that was given to the Queen by the British auto industry on her Silver (25th) Jubilee.
The most unique rides were the pair of custom Bentleys that transported the Queen and Prince Philip and Princes William and Harry. The first was presented to the Queen in 2002 on her Golden (50th) Jubilee and there are no others like these two. They were the Royals' first Bentleys.
It's a comedown after these classics, but the rest of the couple's families had to make do with a Jaguar XJL (the bride's mom and brother). Following them was what we have to presume were the security detail in their Range Rovers.
Wrapping up the day, Prince William borrowed his father's car to take his bride for a ride: The rare 1969 Aston Martin DB6 Volante MKII that the Queen gave Prince Charles on his 21st birthday. The Seychelles blue roadster is one of the rare 38 that were built with the high-performance 4.0-litre, 325 hp. straight six.
A sheer joy to sit and watch this fabulously gorgeous showcase of a few British's classics - which I think contributed to putting the "Great" in Great Britain.
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