Prince Philip surrenders driving licence
Prince Philip has surrendered his driving licence as prosecutors decide whether to take further action after the 97-year-old royal was involved in a car crash that sent two women to hospital.
The Duke of Edinburgh handed over his licence to Norfolk Police on Saturday, local time.
The Sandringham estate accident last month where his Land Rover Freelander was upturned in a smash with a Kia, required two women to have hospital treatment while a nine-month-old baby boy escaped injury.
The Duke was photographed driving without a seatbelt two days later.
Norfolk Police at the time of the crash said he was “given suitable words of advice” in response.
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It's good the Prince has voluntarily surrendered his licence. However..I don’t see him giving up driving permanently. He doesn’t need a DL to drive on private property. Sandringham estate is huge, so he’ll have plenty of opportunity to keep his driving skills sharpened. The trouble is, several public roads for example, the A138 and A139 criss cross the estate and he will not be legally able to cross these roads. I imagine he might get around this by having his protection officer take over the wheel when necessary. He was actually trying to cross the A149 which runs through the estate to get to another location on the estate when the accident occurred.
Personally, I feel if someone is dazzled by sunlight they shouldn’t make a move unless they are totally convinced the coast is clear. I don’t think the Prince was wearing sunglasses either and I am beginning to wonder why the “protection officer” did not offer some useful advice..or.. he might have done but Prince Philip might not have taken it. Just my musings. Glad all’s well that ends well.