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Formerly the personal car of HRH Princess Margaret,1980 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith II LWB Saloon Chassis no. LRH0039342

Born at Glamis Castle, Angus, the ancestral home of her mother Elizabeth, Duchess of York (later HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) on 21st August 1930, Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret Rose was the younger daughter of the then Duke of York, later King George VI . The only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II , Princess Margaret led a sometimes colourful life that made her a favourite of the British popular press . In 1960 she married the noted photographer and filmmaker, Anthony Armstrong-Jones, later the Earl of Snowdon. For almost the next two decades, Princess Margaret would fulfil two contrasting roles: as HM The Queen's supportive sister, and the wife of one of the Swinging Sixties' most in-demand photographers. After the couple's divorce in 1978, Princess Margaret divided her time between her home on the Caribbean island of Mustique and her apartments in Kensington Palace. Requiring a new car for public and private engagements, she took delivery this Rolls- Royce...

How the backlash against boozy Brits has spread across Europe as party hotspots from Spain to Bulgaria crack down on drunken debauchery

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BRIT tourists are experiencing a Europe-wide backlash against their boozy antics as party hotspots across the continent crack down on drunken debauchery . Thousands jet off from UK airports every year to destinations on the Mediterranean to blow off steam and enjoy the summer sunshine . Boozy Brits have been accused of wreaking havoc across southern Europe But some are better behaved than others and despite the amount of cash they bring in, their presence is not always welcomed by locals. Many residents take offence at seeing their streets filled with foreigners fighting, vomiting, urinating and getting frisky. Some also complain of holidaymakers driving locals out by either pushing prices up or making their towns and cities unbearable to live in. To add to the trouble, tourism to resorts in southern Europe has skyrocketed this year amid security concerns in other destinations like Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey. The sudden spike in numbers has sparked a backlash against visitors – man...

The Latest: Young Australian boy missing after van attack

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The Latest on the Spain attacks (all times local): 5:15 a.m. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has asked people to pray for a young Australian boy who is missing after a vehicle attack on a popular Barcelona promenade that killed 13 people. Turnbull said Saturday that the boy's mother was badly injured and is in a hospital following Friday's attack at the Las Ramblas promenade . Turnbull says the boy's family is searching for him. He did not release the boy's name. Turnbull says: "All of us as parents know the anguish his father is going through, and his whole family is going through, as they rush to seek to find him in Barcelona." Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says four Australians were injured in the attack. ___ 2:35 a.m. Police in Catalonia say they have searched two buses in their hunt for violent extremists believed responsible for a pair of deadly attacks in the northwestern region of Spain. Police say o...