Whatever your opinion of royal families, you can’t deny that they know a thing or two about spectacular weddings, as evidenced recently by the huge viewership of the Prince William-Kate Middleton tie-up.

Now, another European royal is about to tie the knot: on July 2, Prince Albert of Monaco will stand on the altar besides Carlene Wittstock and exchange vows for richer or poorer (just saying…), better or worse etc.

And Lexus is the one providing the newlyweds’ transportation by building a one-off version of its top of the range LS 600h limo. This version, which has been engineered by Belgian coachbuilder Carat Duchatelet and took over 2,000 hours to complete, is a Landaulet.

This means that the rear half of the car, where the couple will be seated, sports a one-piece opening transparent roof made, according to Lexus, by using aerospace technology from helicopter and fighter jet canopies.

So, the British royal wedding may have already claimed the “marriage of the decade” accolade, but Monte Carlo will respond by being the most eco-friendly one, since the full hybrid powertrain of the normal LS 600h has been retained, allowing it to operate for most of the couple’s tour in the –admittedly miniature- principality in zero-emissions mode.

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