A car used by Diana, Princess of Wales, is going under the hammer this weekend. The black Ford Escort RS Turbo - which was driven by Diana from August 23, 1985 to May 1, 1988 - is expected to fetch a six-figure sum in Saturday's (August 27) auction.
Diana was previously pictured with the RS Turbo Series 1 outside the boutique shops of Chelsea and the restaurants of Kensington. The car is being sold by Silverstone Auctions, and is being offered with no reserve price.
Diana preferred to drive her own car and had a member of the Royalty Protection Command (SO14) in the passenger seat. The car is believed to be unique as the first and only black RS Turbo Series 1, as agreed by S014 and the Ford PR department for reasons of discretion, instead of the only-white manufactured model.
