The first car to be owned and run by a British Royal, Edward VII took the plunge after enjoying a run in a steam-powered machine owned by a chum. Clearly enthusiastic about his new purchase - a year later he bestowed the Royal prefix on the Automobile Club - he was nevertheless not remotely interested in how they worked.
While a bit more clued up than his cousin the Kaiser (who believed cars were powered by 'potato spirit') His Majesty would growl at his chauffeur every time his Hooper-bodied car in its Royal Claret livery broke down or misbehaved.
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