Queen Elizabeth II's Car Mascot Collection

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth had many passions that she kept alive over time. While several are well-known, such as her hats and her dogs, there are others that are less well-known, such as her car mascots. The latter, the most unusual, is fueled by her love of cars; the Queen has a large car collection estimated at over £10 million, mainly Bentleys, Rolls-Royces, Daimlers, Jaguars, and Land Rovers, which she drives herself in her private moments. She trained as a mechanic and even earned a heavy goods vehicle driving license during her military service.

Loving to mix her passions, the Queen has had her cars' personalized mascots made in the same foundry since 1931, La Fonderie Louis Lejeune, founded in 1910 (initially A.E. Lejeune -A.E.L.), located in England. Thus, Her Majesty installs mascots on all the hoods of her vehicles, something that is not legal in England, but what subject can mention this to her Queen?

A special feature of her mascots is that they represent the Queen's other passions, such as her two dog breeds: Corgi and Labrador. Since they are affixed to the hood, the mascots can be interchanged according to the Queen's mood; there is even a mascot representing Saint George slaying the dragon. This habit is also reproduced by other members of the royal family, such as Prince Charles, who has a polo player on one of his vehicles.