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October 14

QE2's hearse

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)

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)

Presumably, they have enough money to buy another one, at any time, when needed. --Jayron32 14:33, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

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)

It could as well. There's a near infinite number of things that could happen. --Jayron32 17:57, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

• 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. --Jayron32 18:02, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
• 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". --Jayron32 18:04, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
• State hearse states that is is kept at the Royal Mews as well. --Jayron32 18:05, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

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)