The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Birmingham to officially open the 22nd Commonwealth Games tournament at the 32,000 seat Alexander Stadium. Charles, 73, made the trip into the ground with his wife Camilla, 75, in his 1970 Aston Martin DB6 Volante convertible.
The Prince of Wales’ classic car, which was also driven by Prince William when he tied the knot with Kate Middleton, both 40 years old, in 2011, runs on a by-product of wine and cheese.
Speaking to the BBC ahead of last year’s COP26 summit in Glasgow, Charles revealed: “My old Aston Martin, who I’ve had for 51 years, is running up – can you believe that – excess English white wine and whey from the cheese method.”
The Duke and Duchess seemed to love making the journey in the 52-year-old motorbike.
A social media post uploaded by Clarence House was accompanied by a caption that read: “It still gets better with age.
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“The Prince and Duchess have made their entrance to His Royal Highness’s Birmingham Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony in Aston Martin, which runs on a by-product of wine and cheese.”
Social media users responded gleefully to Clarence House’s update.
Twitter user @rogersayer9 simply wrote, “Classic.”
Another user, working under the handle @gigi_napalan, said, “That’s a grand entrance.”
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England’s second largest city will welcome 5,054 athletes representing 72 countries and territories between July 28 and August 8.
Competitors compete in Birmingham in 280 events spanning 20 sports.