Car used by Queen during Obama state visit up for sale

A car previously owned by Queen Elizabeth II and driven during a state visit by US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle has gone on sale.

The Range Rover was used by the late monarch around Windsor Castle and has unique features including extra handles to help Her Majesty access the back seats more comfortably.

Bramley Motor Cars, based in Surrey, has it listed for £224,850.

Sales manager Jack Morgan-Jones said it was a "very special" car.

The Loire Blue vehicle still has the same number plates used while in royal service, which Mr Morgan-Jones called "doubly unusual" because it was "such a high-profile car".

He said it was "lovely" that the registration number had been kept the same, as it gave future owners confirmation of the car's history.

Prince Philip, accompanied by Her Majesty The Queen, used it to meet President Obama and the First Lady in the grounds of Windsor Castle during a state visit in 2016.

American presidents rarely travel outside of their heavily armoured limousine, known as The Beast.

It is the third time the car has been sold, having first gone on sale in 2019.

Mr Morgan-Jones said: "What what we find when we have this sort of car is that typically it's bought by the chap that's maybe had lots of exotic cars, and now gets excited about cars that have a real story to them, a great history and ultimately something that you know that other people can't buy."

He told BBC Radio Surrey that there had already been interest from "around the world".

The Royal couple had Land Rover vehicles throughout their lives, with motoring journalist Quentin Willson once describing them as "part of the Royal Family's DNA".

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