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£66,250
1994 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign
United Kingdom • 8 Jun 2026 • Lot N/S
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AI Listing Summary
This 1994 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 4.0L is famously known as Princess Diana's 'Revenge Dress' car, used extensively by her and documented in numerous photographs. It boasts an exceptionally low mileage and presents well, though it requires some cosmetic attention such as minor exterior dinks and scratches, and a sagging headliner inside.

Condition
7
The car is described as being in pretty good condition with an impressively low mileage. It starts, runs, and drives well, requiring little more than some cosmetic TLC. The exterior has minor imperfections like small dinks, scuffs, stone chips, scratches, and blistering at the wheel arches. The interior is in very good condition, with only the headlining sagging being a notable issue. The mechanicals appear well-kept. Overall, it aligns with the 'Very Good' rating due to visible but minor wear and the need for some cosmetic attention.
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Transmission:
Automatic
Chassis No:
SAJJHAL03AJ699833
Odometer:
45,331 miles
Reg Number:
L21 MKV
RHD/LHD:
RHD
On the 29th June 1994, the most famous woman in the world stepped out of a car in a jaw-dropping dress designed to make a punchy and unmistakably defiant statement in front of the world’s media.
The occasion was a Vanity Fair fundraising evening at the Serpentine Gallery.
The woman was Princess Diana.
The ‘Revenge Dress’ was a loud and proud rebuke to her husband, the future King Charles III, who had earlier that same day made a televised confession of marital infidelity to Jonathan Dimbleby.
And the car was the very Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign 4-litre we have at our Oxfordshire HQ today.
Don’t just take our word for it – the pictures and videos of Diana leaving the car were wired around the world to every news desk in every city on every continent.
There’s more evidence of this car’s provenance than you could ever need.
And she didn’t use the car on just that occasion.
Far from it.
It was in regular and frequent use from when it was delivered new by Jaguar Cars themselves (not via ...
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