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Prince Philip, 97 year old Queen Elizabeth's husband, escaped without injuries as a result of a car accident while driving Thursday near the Sandringham Estate, in the east. from England.
Police said that two people in a car that collided with that of the prince, also known as the Duke of Edinburgh, were rushed to hospital for minor injuries, before they died. To be released later.
The images of the scene show a Land Rover overturned on the side of the road. The accident came as Philip pulled out of a driveway leading to a main street, the BBC reported, citing a witness saying he was very shaken.
Philip led former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle to lunch during their state visit to Britain in 2016.
Buckingham Palace confirmed Thursday's crash.
"The duke was not hurt," he added.
A spokeswoman for the palace later confirmed that Philip was driving and that a doctor had examined him afterwards. He did not go to the hospital and was back in Sandringham, the private home residence owned by Queen Elizabeth in Norfolk County.
Famous for his verbal blunders, but generally considered with a twisted affection by the British, Philip married Elizabeth in 1947 and was alongside his wife throughout his reign.
Since he's retired officially in 2017, he has appeared in public alongside the Queen and other members of the Royal Family during events and religious services.
He had hip replacement surgery last year.
The former naval officer did not accompany the Queen to a religious service on Christmas Day last month, although a royal source said that he was in good health.
Kate Williams, Royal Historian, said that the incident would end his driving days at Philip. "He loves to drive and enjoys it, and if he was not allowed to drive, he would find it very painful," she said.
In Britain, there is no legal age to stop driving, but after 70 people have to renew their license every three years.
Open, but extremely private, Philip has forged a reputation for his abrupt comments and often under newspaper headlines during ceremonies.
A misplaced comment about "misguided eyes" during a visit to China in the 1980s has become the symbol of his gruff and often reckless attitude. Even in his 90s, his improvised comments could still get him into trouble, for example when he insulted an exasperated photographer at an event in 2015.
(Report by Andrew MacAskill and Stephen Addison, edited by Andrew Cawthorne)
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