Open Post: Hosted By THE QUEEN’s New Queenmobile

May 25, 2022 / Posted by:

Move over THE POPE, there’s a new international superstar with her own set of wheels mounted under a dome from which to wave! And unlike old Frankie Twelve Chains, THE QUEEN doesn’t need any bulletproof glass separating her from her disciples. Newsweek reports that Liz’s new whip is a tricked-out golf cart with features that include “a 50 mile range running from a lithium battery, 14-inch alloy wheels and a top speed of 42 miles per hour.” So don’t be surprised when Vin Diesel announces next week that Liz has joined the cast of Fast X playing Dame Helen Mirren’s mum, a notorious gangster with a penchant for stolen jewels and corgis.

The Queen trotted out her new $77,000 chariot while attending the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show on Monday due to the ongoing “episodic mobility issues” that have kept her from having to do the boring shit. Newsweek reports:

Queen Elizabeth II has set a new precedent in how she conducts royal duties amidst her ongoing “episodic mobility problems” by appearing for the first time in a special chauffeur-driven vehicle.

The monarch, who celebrated her 96th birthday in April, made a surprise appearance at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show on Monday afternoon, an annual fixture on the queen’s calendar she is said to very much enjoy.

The queen’s attendance at the event in London was not announced by Buckingham Palace beforehand in a new model which sees the decision on whether the monarch feels well enough to attend events not being made until the day in question.

On arriving at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea—where the flower show is held—the queen transferred from her Land Rover into a special custom electric vehicle being dubbed the “Queenmobile” after the mode of transport used in recent decades by popes known as the “Popemobile.”

Newsweek says we can expect to see Liz tootling around in style throughout the Platinum Jubilee festivities which are set to begin next month. Here’s a closer look.

Hopefully, that means a call has already gone out to Xzibit and he’s on his way to Buckingham Palace as we speak with a ragtag crew of customizers to pimp her ride. Maybe they’ll rig the chassis with a tiny storage space so Prince Andrew can attend while hidden safely away under mum’s bum.

Pic: Paul Grover/PA Images/INSTAR

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