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A Jaguar previously owned and driven by Queen Elizabeth II has been donated by Chris Evans' CarFest as a prize for Red Nose Day.
The 2009 Jaguar X-Type Estate was first owned by the late monarch, with its original vehicle handbook confirming its registration as 'PYN 1F', belonging to the Queen.
Radio DJ and presenter Chris, 41, said: 'I'm so grateful CarFest is able to support Comic Relief and I'm thrilled that we are able to donate this very special historic car, and so pleased to be able to share it with another enthusiast, especially for such an important cause.'
Speaking on BBC's The One show, he added: 'She ordered it in 2005, it's awesome, it's brilliant. People are saying it should be in the British Transport museum. She told it to a bloke, it's fine, we bought it off the bloke.
Going on to speak about when he first received the car, he said: 'We found a toy Corgi in it!'
Donation: A Jaguar previously owned and driven by Queen Elizabeth II has been donated by Chris Evans' CarFest as a prize for Red Nose Day
Owner: The 2009 Jaguar X-Type Estate was first owned by the late monarch, with its original vehicle handbook confirming its registration as 'PYN 1F', belonging to the Queen
Chief executive of Comic Relief, Samir Patel, said: 'We are enormously grateful to Chris Evans and CarFest for this generous donation for Red Nose Day – this truly is a prize like no other which we have ever been able to offer our supporters.
'This is an extraordinary opportunity to own a real piece of history and will be such a special prize for the lucky winner.'
The 2009 Jaguar, which has covered around 73,000 miles, was sold at auction in November 2022 by Historics.
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