- "This is getting nowhere fast. We really should go, grandmother."
- —Prince Wheeliam, Cars 2
Prince Wheeliam is the prince of England and the grandson of the late Queen Elizabeth II. He is a 2009 Bentley Continental[1] with a grey paint job and the Union Jack design on his roof.
Though he maintains a formal attitude in public, he is secretly an avid racing fan, and supports British racers Nigel Gearsley and Lewis Hamilton.
History[]
In Cars 2, Wheeliam watches the final leg of the World Grand Prix alongside his grandmother and several other royal guests. However, when the lemons' plot cause Mater to distract Lightning McQueen and take him off course, they eventually end up on the podium where Wheeliam and The Queen are sitting.
When Mater reveals he is carrying a bomb under his hood, Wheeliam pushes his grandmother to evacuate. Instead, they sit and wait, until Miles Axlerod deactivates the bomb using his voice. Mater is knighted for his efforts, and the interrupted race is rescheduled to be held at Radiator Springs.
Bio[]
Meet the Cars[]
- Prince Wheeliam of England is an avid racing fan. He can't believe his luck that the final race of the one-of-a-kind World Grand Prix is happening on the streets of London. Though he must remain impartial when by his grandmother the Queen's side, he is privately rooting for his fellow Brits Lewis Hamilton and Nigel Gearsley to cross the finish line first.
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Names in other languages[]
- Finnish: Prinssi Willijami
- Japanese: ほいりあむ (romanization: Ho iri amu)
- Russian:
- Принц Мобильям (transcription: Prince Mobileam)
- Принс Рульский (transcription: Prins Rul'skiy)
- Spanish: Príncipe Wheeliam
- Swedish: Prins Wheeliam
- Turkish: Prens Wheeliam
- Ukrainian:
- Принц Віліам
- Принц Віліам
- Принц Вілліам
Trivia[]
- Wheeliam is based on the real William, Prince of Wales, who is the son of King Charles III.
- Wheeliam's paint job is recycled from an early design for Lewis Hamilton. The real Lewis Hamilton personally discarded it in favor of a black and yellow design.
- His wheel trims and roof are modeled after the British Flag.