Re: Elon Musk versus the intelligence community

On 2025-04-03 19:46:14 +0000, The Horny Goat said:

On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:40:28 -0400, Rhino
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If I'm not mistaken, Queen Elizabeth II was an avid driver, having
learned when she was a mechanic for military vehicles during WWII, but
was not permitted to drive on public roads, at least as Queen. However,
she loved to drive on the private roads on her estates, like Balmoral. I
distinctly remember seeing that depicted in a movie where the Queen
(played by Helen Mirren if I recall correctly) was hauling ass around
Balmoral in a Land Rover.

 She was more than a mechanic - she was a military chauffer. It would
be interesting to know how much of that was real and how much for the
camera since she was after all the Princess of Wales and the next
monarch after her father.
 As for your last point I saw the same movie (not surprising since I am
a massive Helen Mirren fan)

The royal family are, and do, sometimes drive themselves on public roads, including the Queen before she stopped driving on public roads due to her own concerns about her age (on her 93rd birthday) affecting the safety of herself and other drivers. She did still drive for a while longer on private roads though. She also taught her children and grandchildren to drive.
The current Queen / King is the only person in Britain who does not legally need to have a drivers licence nor even take the driving test, and also does not need a licence plate on their cars. The Queen / King also does not need a passport either.