Lady Diana's Ford Escort sold for US$760,000 at auction


By AGENCY

Photo: dpa/Silverstone Auctions

Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, a Ford Escort driven by the late royal has sold at auction for US$764,000 (£650,000/ RM3.4mil).

Princess Diana could often be seen driving the 1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo between 1985 and 1988 and the car, retrofitted for security purposes, was often spotted around London or outside the boutiques of Chelsea and the restaurants of Kensington.

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