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- [Narrator] This
weekend in New York City,

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Jaguar Land Rover is showcasing 10

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of Queen Elizabeth II's personal vehicles

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produced by the British
manufacturer over the decades.

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JLR's Michael Bishop gave us
a tour through the collection.

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- The first vehicle I'm talking about

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is the 1954 model Series I State Review

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that was used in Tasmania, Australia,

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for her Coronation tour.

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And that's looking absolutely
stunning in Royal Claret,

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which is the State Review color.

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Alongside that vehicle is her 1954 model

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personal vehicle that
was used for pursuits

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around the Balmoral estate
by her and her husband.

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The next vehicle we have

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as Land Rover evolved
from Series I to Series II

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is a 1959 88-inch Series
II State Review vehicle.

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Very similar in purpose to the Series Is,

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but obviously shows off
the Series II styling

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really, really well.

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As we get into the 1960s, obviously,

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the family gets a little bit bigger,

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so they need a station wagon.

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So this is a 1966 IIa
six-cylinder station wagon,

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which stayed in service
from '66 until '83,

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which is why it's been updated
with a Series III grill.

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But it's an incredible vehicle.

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There's lovely photographs of the family

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sitting on the roof and just
using it as families do.

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Now moving into the 1970s,

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we have the State Review
Range Rover, 1974 Range Rover,

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obviously, Range Rover came out in 1970,

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and putting that vehicle as
part of the State Review set

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was a great moment,

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and that would've shared
a role with the Series II.

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At this point, the Series
I would've been retired.

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So once again, the
vehicles stay in service

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for quite a long period of time.

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So moving into the 1980s,

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and we've got the 1983 Land
Rover 110 station wagon,

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which replaced the 1966 Model Series IIa.

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and this vehicle's incredible.

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It's got some great features in it,

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and one of those incredible
features is linoleum in the back

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so that the corgis can slip around.

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There's some fantastic scratch
marks from the dogs' claws

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still in the back of that vehicle there.

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Moving into the 1990s,

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the old Series II State
Review needed to retire,

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and a second Range Rover
came about as a State Review.

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This vehicle was used

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at the 50th anniversary D-Day celebration

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with her and Prince Phillip in the back,

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which was a key moment in time

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of a service around the world.

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As Range River Classic evolved into P38,

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we also have a P38 State Review vehicle.

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And then next along,

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we have an L322 Range Rover State Review,

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which lends itself to a great
story of a final vehicle,

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her last car,

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which has got a massive crowd around it,

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'cause they're enjoying that,

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because that car's still
part of the royal household.

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It's her Ranger Rover, her
last personal Range Rover,

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which was used right up until the end.

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I was lucky enough to see her
driving it at Windsor Castle

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one year at the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

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And it's a incredible vehicle.

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It's got these lovely little features,

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and if you look at it closely,

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the best is a little
sun visor that pops down

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with the sun visor,

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and nice plinth for a
handbag in the center.

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Anyway, come down here
to Rockefeller Plaza

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and have a look at these
incredible vehicles

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that tell such a fantastic
story of the products

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and of their time with the Royal family.

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(crowd cheering)