A Bentley car once owned by ex-prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with a personalised number plate has been put up for half-price sale by a Doncaster dealership.
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The vehicle previously valued at £220,000, acquired by the former Duke of York in 2021, is now on offer for £124,975.
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vehicle → value → 124,975
It previously bore his own bespoke licence plate initials of 'DOY'.
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This privilege was taken away from the car following the stripping of his royal titles over links to former friend, the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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An online listing by Doncaster-based Portland Autos, an acclaimed family-run firm established in 1983, describes the Bentley Flying Spur as an 'Ex Royal Family Car!', with 7,029 miles on the clock.
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The 'traditionally specified Bentley' is described as coming with 'a fantastic options list' including 22in polished alloy wheels, LED welcome lamps and 'Massage and Ventilated front and rear seats'.
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It also has a cream leather and walnut interior, sunroof and Breitling clock.
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The firm's owner Clive Watson said: 'We didn’t buy the car from the royal household directly, it came through a third party.
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Prince Andrew is seen driving the racing green Bentley he owned out of Buckingham Palace
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But the fact that it was owned by a royal is likely to help sell it as it is both something of interest about the car and it means it will have been incredibly well cared for.
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'The Bentley is beautiful, in flawless condition and has just 7,000 miles on it.'
Mr Mountbatten-Windsor took delivery of the Bentley in 2021, when it came in blue before being resprayed in racing green.
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He drove it to the funeral of his father Prince Philip, the former Duke of Edinburgh, in April 2021 and also to his granddaughter Sienna's christening the following April.
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The car was reportedly sold to a specialist Bentley dealership in 2024 or 2025.
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The King's brother has also previously been seen driving Range Rovers bearing the initials DOY.
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DVLA records have shown that two licence plates with the initials DOY which had been used by the disgraced ex-Duke were no longer registered.
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A £115,000 Land Rover with a different registration – making no apparent reference to any royal status – was used by Andrew and ex-wife Sarah Ferguson when attending the Duchess of Kent's funeral last October.
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The former prince is seen driving the Bentley to Windsor Castle in September 2023
Having initially been valued at £222,000, the car is now available at £124,975
Doncaster-based firm Portland Autos, founded in 1983, acquired the Bentley now up for sale
The black Land Rover Defender with a numberplate ending DOY was seen leaving Bishops Gate near Royal Lodge in Windsor the following month.
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Only a driver was in the vehicle as it left the grounds of Windsor Great Park.
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Andrew has previously been pictured driving a vehicle with the same private number plate, as well as another with a different date but also the letters DOY.
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Days earlier Buckingham Palace announced Mr Mountbatten-Windsor would no longer be known as a prince and would leave Royal Lodge – instead taking up residence on the family's Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
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King Charles stripped his brother of titles after weeks of pressure to act over Andrew's relationship with late financier and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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That came after the former prince said he would no longer use the title Duke of York following new revelations about his friendship with Epstein and renewed sexual abuse allegations by Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre in her posthumous memoir.
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Ms Giuffre, who died by suicide in April, alleged she was forced to have sex three times with Andrew, which he vehemently denies, including when she was 17 and also during an orgy, after she was trafficked by Epstein.
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Andrew paid millions to settle a civil sexual assault case with her in 2022, despite insisting he had never met her.
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The downfall of Prince Andrew comes amid scandals surrounding his friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein (pictured together in 2010)
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The late Virginia Giuffre, whose posthumous autobiography was published last year, is seen here with a photo of herself - this picture was taken in 2022
Buckingham Palace said in a statement last October that the King's moves against Andrew were 'deemed necessary notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him'.
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The statement said: 'His Majesty has today initiated a formal process to remove the style, titles and honours of Prince Andrew.
'Prince Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
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His lease on Royal Lodge has, to date, provided him with legal protection to continue in residence.
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'Formal notice has now been served to surrender the lease and he will move to alternative private accommodation.
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These censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him.
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Their Majesties wish to make clear that their thoughts and utmost sympathies have been, and will remain with, the victims and survivors of any and all forms of abuse.
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It was reported this week that Mr Mountbatten-Windsor believes police took his personal items during their raid on his home earlier this year.
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The former prince has launched a legal battle against Thames Valley Police and the Old Bailey over search warrants for his properties in Windsor and Sandringham, the first time a royal has challenged the lawfulness of criminal proceedings in nearly 400 years.
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He has alleged that the police took private and confidential items from his home that were unrelated to the investigation, the Telegraph reported.
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He has asked a High Court judge to assess whether the warrants given to search his cottage in Sandringham and his former home, Royal Lodge, in Windsor on February 19, Mr Mountbatten-Windsor's 66th birthday, were legal.
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If the ruling goes in his favour, it is believed police would have to hand over all items they seized during their raids, including those he has alleged to be personal items.
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Officers have been investigating Andrew for alleged misconduct in public office, after it was suggested that emails he sent to convicted sex offender Epstein while he was the UK's trade envoy contained sensitive information.
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As plain clothes officers searched his property earlier this year, Andrew was arrested and held for almost 12 hours at Aylsham police station in Norfolk while he was being questioned.
He was released under investigation and strongly denies any wrongdoing.
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It was the first time a royal had been detained by police in more than 350 years.
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