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Old 1 Mar 2021, 10:25 (Ref:4037565)   #74
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Originally Posted by kpkorsager View Post
now that could be a tread in it self.

Racing Royal's

I know that Prins Joakim of Denmark is a keen racer in a classic Lotus Cortina, but will never be an international racer.

is there others that we know of?


Richard "King" Petty?




More seriously, although not all perhaps A-list royalty, there are plenty of examples of nobility participating

The Earl of Dumfries
Earl Howe
Prince Nicholas of Romania entered a Duesernberg at LM in the Thirties, which he drove with Whitney Straight.
Max Schaumberg-Lippe eneterd a BMW in the 1939 race. He was known as Prince Schaumberg-Lippe.
Prince Bira drove an Alfa 8C with Raymond Sommer in 1939

Doubtless there are many more.....
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