A car that belonged to Lady Diana was sold for 737,000 pounds (869,000 euros) at auction this Saturday.

After a fierce battle, the 1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo was won by a Briton and should therefore remain in the country.

Priced at 100,000 pounds, the vehicle finally left for 650,000 pounds, a sum to which must be added costs and VAT.

The car was the highlight of a sale organized by Silverstone Auctions, on the Silverstone circuit 120 km north-west of London.

The Ford Escort RS Turbo, of which Lady Diana was the first owner, has just been sold for £650,000, or approximately €765,250.

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Only 40,000 km on the clock

With its power of 130 horsepower, this Ford is a typical sports version of the "GTI", popular vitamin cars popular in the 1980s. Examples of this model, with a less illustrious past, can be found in the classifieds at some 10,000 pounds .

The Princess of Wales drove the car herself to drive around London, according to the auction house.

In excellent condition and with only 40,000 km on the odometer, the car was used by Lady Di from 1985 to 1988. Among other things, she transported Prince William.

Unique in its black color – the other Escort RS Turbos of this generation were white – it then changed hands several times before being completely renovated for sale.

In June 2021, another Ford Escort used by Diana, a 1981 1.6 Ghia saloon, sold for 52,000 pounds to a South American bidder.

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