The hearse that Prince Philip spent 16 years hand-designing 

The queen's husband, who passed away one week ago, started work on the specially designed Land Rover Defender truck in 2003

Prince Philip started working on his personalised hearse in 2003. Picture: Reuters.

For a family that resides in castles, there’s nothing more the British royals enjoy than country living. And what screams posh English countryside more than a vintage Land Rover? Being carried to your own funeral in one.

Buckingham Palace released pictures this week of the personalised Land Rover Defender truck that will carry Prince Philip’s coffin from the private chapel in Windsor Castle to St George’s Chapel tomorrow.