London: Prince Philip, the 97-year-old husband of British Queen Elizabeth II, has voluntarily surrendered his driving licence, weeks after the duke miraculously escaped unhurt in a terrifying accident that injured two women in another car.
“After careful consideration the Duke of Edinburgh has taken the decision to voluntarily surrender his driving licence,” Buckingham Palace said in a brief statement.
He surrendered his licence on Saturday, the palace said.
The Prince’s decision to hand over his driving licence was entirely his own and he will be driven from now on, it added.
The move means the royal is likely to escape being charged and prosecuted for careless driving after injuring two women in a crash outside the Queen’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk on January 17.
Norfolk Police confirmed that the duke had surrendered his licence to officers and it would now be returned to the DVLA.
At present, there is no upper age limit for driving in the UK.
However, a person’s driving licence expires once he or she reaches the age of 70.
If the licence expires and they fail to renew it, then they legally are not allowed to drive.
But if they apply for a renewal they may continue. (PTI)
