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Prince Philip, 97-year-old Queen Elizabeth's husband, voluntarily gave up his driver's license after an accident last month, the Buckingham Palace said Saturday.
Philip escaped without injury on January 17 when the Land Rover he was driving was knocked down in a collision with a car near the Royals' home in Sandringham, East England.
"After careful consideration, the Duke of Edinburgh made the decision to voluntarily surrender his driving license," said the royal palace in a statement.
The other driver, a 28-year-old woman, was injured in the knee and a 45-year-old pbadenger in the car, who also had a nine-month-old baby on board, fractured his wrist.
According to witnesses, Philip is on a main street.
Philip, who had hinted that the sun was low during the crash, was also warned by the police without a seatbelt two days after the crash.
Philip retired from public life in 2017, although he still occasionally appears with his 92-year-old wife at official events.
In Britain, there is no legal age to stop driving, but drivers over 70 must renew their driving license every three years.
Philip led Barack Obama and his wife Michelle to lunch at Windsor Castle during their state visit to Britain in 2016, prompting the former US president to say, "I must say that I'm not sure. I've never been driven by a Duke of Edinburgh before, but I can report that it was very smooth. "
The Queen, a trained military driver during World War II, was said to have shocked the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, then Crown Prince, by taking the driver's seat and taking him on a tour of his estate at the time of his death. A visit to Britain in 1998.
At the time, women were not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia.
Open, but extremely private, Philip has developed a reputation for abrupt commentary and often gaffes that make the news during ceremonies.
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