Reliant on Royal approval?

The Guild badge was evident at a Buckingham Palace Garden Party on 6th May, proudly worn by guest and Guild member Elvis Payne.

Elvis co-founded the Reliant Motor Club 10 years ago – the Princess Royal is an honorary member of the club, having been a long-time fan of the company’s products, owning several Reliant cars, and wrote the forewords to two of Elvis’ books, The Reliant Scimitar and The Reliant Motor Company.

Elvis told News Briefs that he and his wife Caroline had a fantastic time at the King’s Garden Party. “Whilst we saw the King and Queen from a distance, Buckingham Palace had very kindly arranged for us to be introduced to HRH The Princess Royal – the Princess spoke to us about Reliant and that its vehicles are something that we will never see manufactured again.

 “Whilst I have done so in writing in the past, it was an honour to be able to thank her face-to-face for writing the forewords in my books. She mentioned that Reliant had an interesting history.”