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Prince Philip’s old car, a 1935 Standard Nine, becomes a Sri Lankan royal artifact
An 86-year-old car that once belonged to Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, is now the centrepiece of a seaside museum in Sri Lanka.
Key points:
- Prince Philip bought the 1935 Standard Nine for 12 pounds when he was based in Colombo with the British Navy in 1940
- According to it’s owner, the prince acknowledged that the Standard was the first car he bought
- During the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral procession a Land Rover Defender that he helped design will bear his coffin to Windsor Castle
The prince, whose funeral will be on Saturday, was a car aficionado who bought the 1935 Standard Nine for 12 pounds when he was based in Colombo with the British Navy in 1940.
“When he came back in the early 1950s, he came and saw the car,” said Sanjeev…
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