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The Prince of Wales will travel to the wedding in this Royal Rolls-Royce Phantom IV

Kate Middleton has chosen a very special wedding car for her last drive with her father, on the occasion of her marriage to Prince William, a Rolls-Royce.

A Rolls-Royce Phantom VI will drive her to the ceremony. The Rolls-Royce was given to the Queen as a present to celebrate her Silver Jubilee in 1977. This stunning Rolls-Royce was subject to much media attention in December last year when it was attacked by yobs during the student riots. The Royal Mews are confident that the damaged vehicle will be in tip top condition for the royal wedding on 29 April at Westminster Abbey, London.

Finished in claret and black, this unique wedding car has an extra high roof, making the bride to be and her father visible to the well wishers en route to the service.

The married couple will eschew petroleum power for horse power for their first journey. They will climb aboard the same horse drawn carriage which Prince William’s parents used on their wedding day 30 years ago in 1981.

The proud father of the groom, the Prince of Wales will travel to the ceremony in another Rolls-Royce Phantom, the Phantom IV as pictured above. Another very exclusive Royal Rolls-Royce, again finished in claret and black. This 1950 Rolls-Royce was commissioned by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1949 ending Daimlers royal “monopoly” when announced in 1950.

iChauffeur are delighted that the Royal Family have chosen Rolls-Royce Phantom limousines for the Royal Wedding transport and are pleased to offer chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce Phantom limousines and Rolls-Royce Phantom wedding cars for other special occasions.

Times are definitely changing for the wedding industry here in London. With social media sites like Facebook and Twitter offering people information quickly, perspective couples are becoming more individual with their personal choices for Wedding Cars, Venues, Marquees etc. There was a time not too long ago, where couples would automatically choose a vintage wedding car, like the Bentley S3 or the Bentley R Type or a classic Rolls-Royce. Although many couples still opt for these classic vintage wedding cars many of them are looking for something individual to express their own particular style.

Emerging are the more modern and stylish wedding cars like the S-class Mercedes, BMW 7 Series or the newer Rolls-Royce Phantom or the Bentley Continental Flying Spur. Gone are the days where white or ivory wedding ribbons are requested as these days we are asked for a multitude of colours to match the couples wedding identity. The other point to bear in mind is the range of different cultures that reside in London today. This means that weddings are not typically arranged for 1pm on a Saturday in June but are arranged more and more during the week and sometimes late in the evening. Couples also may just need the wedding car for pictures, so the car is only required for an hour, not as before for a typical 3 hour wedding.

We have a new Rolls-Royce wedding car on our fleet of Rolls-Royce wedding cars. Like our Rolls-Royce Phantom wedding cars this too is powered by a Rolls-Royce 6.7 Litre V-12 engine, but in many notable ways it is a very different wedding car than the Phantom. The most significant feature of this car is it’s foldable roof. The Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe wedding car is our first convertible wedding car. It seats 3 passengers and has many of the features of it’s larger cousin, the Phantom: lots of legroom, hand-crafted interior, an amazing sound system and bags of charisma and charm. The power hood makes this car stand out from the "regular" Phantom though. On a sunny day, this car makes an truly stupendous wedding car. Even in inclement weather it is still a Rolls-Royce, and a very safe, comfortable and luxurious wedding carriage.

To celebrate the arrival of our new wedding "Roller" have a look at our special Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead wedding car hire offers for London on our new Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe wedding car pages.

This stunning Rolls-Royce cabriolet, looks set to being very popular addition of our cars available for film and TV work also. It certainly is no shrinking violet,

iChauffeur are thrilled to have been featured in WedLux. Spotlighting iChauffeur’s Rolls-Royce Phantom wedding car in the Luxury Wedding Travel section.