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Royal limousines

The Royal Stables has approximately thirty royal limousines for transporting members of the Royal House, guests, members of the Household and luggage.

In 1908 Prince Hendrik bought a Renault, the first automobile to enter the stables. In the years that followed it would be joined by nine royal limousines from the Amsterdam-based carriage maker Spijker. Between 1925 and the late 1950s, the royal limousines were supplied by Cadillac. After that the Royal House switched to Fords.

At present the official royal limousine is the Volvo S80. The Royal House continue to drive Fords, however, using a variety of models, from the Focus to the Mondeo. Foreign heads of state are chauffeured around in a stretch Lincoln Continental. One thing that all royal automobiles have in common is their colour: they are all blue.

Number plates

The royal limousines have a standard number plate, but also one that begins with AA. The latter plates are used exclusively by the Royal House.