A Ford Escort given to Princess Diana as an engagement present heads to auction later this month.
Sold by Reeman Dansie, the Ford Escort Ghia was given to the princess in May 1981 by the Prince of Wales, two months before the royal wedding. The car was used by Diana until August 1982.
According to the auction house, the vehicle has ‘disappeared from public view’ for the last 20 years, with the current owner keeping the car’s royal provenance from friends.
The car still carries its original registration and is in ‘incredibly original condition’, having covered 83,000 miles since new. It still retains its original paint and upholstery.
It also comes complete with a silver frog mascot on the bonnet, a copy of a gift from Diana’s sister, Lady Sarah Spencer, to remind her of the ‘fairy tale of a beautiful girl whose kiss turns a frog into a prince’.
The auction of the Ford Escort takes place on 29 June.
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