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Friday, September 30, 2011
Royal wedding motoring blunder
Similarly to all my friends and family, I eagerly tuned in to watch the royal wedding earlier this year.
Just like the majority of everyone else watching, I thought the whole thing was magnificent, from Kate Middleton’s dress to Princess’ Beatrice and Eugenie’s hats (well, they were more mystifying than magnificent, but definitely worth seeing!)
When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge left Buckingham Palace in Prince Charles’ classic old Aston Martin they seemed to be the epitome of cool. Not only did they have the highest profile wedding of the decade, but they got to drive through the closed off streets of London in an enviable car too.
However, it appears that the newlyweds perhaps weren’t as sophisticated as they seemed. According to the Sun’s royal photographer, Arthur Edwards, Prince William forgot take off the handbrake!
Edwards has recalled a conversation he had with Prince Charles following the wedding. He asked Prince Charles whether he minded giving his son the keys to the car which had been actually been a birthday present from his mother for his 21st birthday.
Prince Charles reportedly responded that he didn’t mind. However, when Edwards asked about some damage which seemed to have happen to the vintage car, Prince Charles said to him that it was because Prince William had neglected to take the handbrake off.
I know it was a busy day, but Prince William must have really lost himself in amongst all the excitement if he forgot one of the most basic motoring rules. Mind you, I don’t think it has ruined my memory of the big day and I certainly won’t stop daydreaming about waking up as Kate Middleton one day!
Just like the majority of everyone else watching, I thought the whole thing was magnificent, from Kate Middleton’s dress to Princess’ Beatrice and Eugenie’s hats (well, they were more mystifying than magnificent, but definitely worth seeing!)
When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge left Buckingham Palace in Prince Charles’ classic old Aston Martin they seemed to be the epitome of cool. Not only did they have the highest profile wedding of the decade, but they got to drive through the closed off streets of London in an enviable car too.
However, it appears that the newlyweds perhaps weren’t as sophisticated as they seemed. According to the Sun’s royal photographer, Arthur Edwards, Prince William forgot take off the handbrake!
Edwards has recalled a conversation he had with Prince Charles following the wedding. He asked Prince Charles whether he minded giving his son the keys to the car which had been actually been a birthday present from his mother for his 21st birthday.
Prince Charles reportedly responded that he didn’t mind. However, when Edwards asked about some damage which seemed to have happen to the vintage car, Prince Charles said to him that it was because Prince William had neglected to take the handbrake off.
I know it was a busy day, but Prince William must have really lost himself in amongst all the excitement if he forgot one of the most basic motoring rules. Mind you, I don’t think it has ruined my memory of the big day and I certainly won’t stop daydreaming about waking up as Kate Middleton one day!
Photo © paul-simpson.org via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: Aston Martin, car, drive, handbrake, motoring, Royal Wedding, vintage
Monday, August 1, 2011
A very expensive pile-up
As women, we like seeing members of our sex doing things that make us all look good.
Unfortunately there are some women that make us grate our teeth and bite our nails while inwardly we scream, “Why on earth did you do that? Now we all look stupid!”
One female driver, described by one online newspaper as a “hapless blond”, recently did something which warrants such a reaction.
She was driving her Bentley Azure (£250,000) near the very fancy Place du Casino in Monte Carlo when she caused a rather expensive pile-up.
A Mercedes S Class, Ferrari, Porsche 911 and Aston Marin Rapide were all involved in the crash – and it is estimated to have caused more than £40,000 of damage.
The woman was lucky not to have caused even more damage, since altogether the cars cost almost £700,000.
We do feel sorry for her, despite her silly mistake. The drivers of the other vehicles probably weren’t that pleasant about the incident.
Personally we at the duck2water office feel much happier driving in and around less expensive cars. That way if we’re involved in a minor accident, it’s not too much of a disaster financially.
Unfortunately there are some women that make us grate our teeth and bite our nails while inwardly we scream, “Why on earth did you do that? Now we all look stupid!”
She was driving her Bentley Azure (£250,000) near the very fancy Place du Casino in Monte Carlo when she caused a rather expensive pile-up.
A Mercedes S Class, Ferrari, Porsche 911 and Aston Marin Rapide were all involved in the crash – and it is estimated to have caused more than £40,000 of damage.
The woman was lucky not to have caused even more damage, since altogether the cars cost almost £700,000.
We do feel sorry for her, despite her silly mistake. The drivers of the other vehicles probably weren’t that pleasant about the incident.
Personally we at the duck2water office feel much happier driving in and around less expensive cars. That way if we’re involved in a minor accident, it’s not too much of a disaster financially.
Photo © Images_of_Money via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: Aston Martin, Bentley, car, crash, female driver, Ferrari, Mercedes, pile-up, Porsche, women