Skoda buyers excited about the forthcoming coronation of King Charles III can mark the occasion by choosing a new shade of Royal Green paint.
The colour is being added to the company’s paint palette ‘to celebrate the formal investiture of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, the Queen Consort’.
It makes for a rather larger coronation keepsake than the limited-edition Matchbox Gold State Coach model we featured last week.
Green with envy
The new paint hue is available to order from Tuesday 9 May 2023, and only offered for certain model and trim combinations.
For the flagship Skoda Superb hatchback and estate, Royal Green can be combined with the SE L and range-topping Laurin & Klement specifications.
To make the most of the Superb’s ‘palatial levels of interior space’, customers can choose from black or beige interior trim on SE L models. The fancier L&K comes with leather upholstery, including the suitably plush cognac finish.
The sporty Skoda Octavia vRS and practical Kodiaq SE L SUV are also available with the Royal Green paint option.
A royal Czech mate
Skoda’s enthusiasm for all things royal is inspired by the former Prince Charles’s various visits to the Czech Republic.
The new King helped establish a heritage fund with then-president Václav Havel, helping restore and preserve the country’s historic buildings. The money raised has helped to restore the former monastery of St. Bartholomew in Prague’s Old Town, along with the terrace gardens below Prague Castle.
Three visits to Brno, the Czech Republic’s second largest city, were made by the Prince of Wales – in 1991, 2000 and 2010.
Skoda has not confirmed a price for its new regal hue. However, specifying – the rather similar-looking – Amazonian Green for a Superb costs £1,045.
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