British police have spoken with Prince Philip after the husband of Queen Elizabeth II was photographed apparently driving without wearing a seatbelt — just two days after he was involved in a serious car crash.
British media on Saturday published a photograph showing the 97-year-old royal driving a new Land Rover near the royal residence at Sandringham in eastern England.
Norfolk Police said “suitable words of advice have been given to the driver.”
READ MORE: Prince Philip in car accident, 9-month-old baby involved in collision
Police said the advice given to Philip was “in line with our standard response when being made aware of such images showing this type of offense.”
Buckingham Palace didn’t comment on the images.
Philip was driving another Land Rover when he was involved in a violent collision on Thursday in which two women in a Kia car were injured. A 9-month-old baby boy in the Kia was unhurt. Philip had to be helped out of his overturned vehicle but wasn’t injured.
WATCH: Car involved in collision in U.K. removed from scene, Prince Philip unharmed
- L.A. woman sentenced to 12 years in Russian prison for $50 Ukraine donation
- Disney wants wrongful death lawsuit tossed due to widower’s Disney+ trial
- Kamala Harris vows to lower food prices, build more homes in 1st economic speech
- U.S. Supreme Court denies Biden request to enforce LGBTQ2 student protections
![Click to play video: 'Car involved in collision in U.K. removed from scene, Prince Philip unharmed'](https://i0.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/673/435/philip%20car.jpg?w=1040&quality=70&strip=all)
The palace said Friday that Philip and the queen had privately contacted the other people in the crash and exchanged good wishes.
![Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.](https://globalnews.ca/wp-content/themes/shaw-globalnews/images/skyline/national.jpg)
Get daily National news
But Emma Fairweather, who broke her wrist in the collision, told the Sunday Mirror newspaper that she had not heard from the palace.
“I still haven’t had any contact from the royal household,” she said. “Maybe he should prioritize that over test driving his new car.”
WATCH: Witness who helped Prince Philip after crash calls accident ‘horrendous’
![Click to play video: 'Witness who helped Prince Philip after crash calls accident ‘horrendous’'](https://i2.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/156/767/Witness_Describes_saving_Prince_Philip_WEB_848x480_1428250691676.jpg?w=1040&quality=70&strip=all)
The 46-year-old said “it would mean the world to me” if Philip offered an apology.
Police haven’t disclosed who was at fault for the crash, which happened after Philip drove onto a main road from a side road near the royal family’s Sandringham estate, 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of London.
The queen and Philip have been on an extended Christmas break in Sandringham, their holiday tradition for many years.
WATCH: Princess Anne say she has ‘no idea’ how father Prince Philip faring after car crash
![Click to play video: 'Princess Anne say she has ‘no idea’ how father Prince Philip faring after car crash'](https://i0.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/156/767/Princess_Anne_WEB_848x480_1428247107807.jpg?w=1040&quality=70&strip=all)
Philip has been in generally good health and was photographed in December driving a horse-drawn carriage. He has largely retired from public life but still is occasionally seen at family occasions with the queen.
The accident — and Philip’s subsequent driving apparently without using a seatbelt — is raising questions about his continued use of public roadways.
Buckingham Palace says Philip has a valid driver’s license. There is no upper age limit for licensing drivers in Britain, although drivers over 70 are required to renew their licenses every three years and tell authorities about any medical conditions that might raise safety issues.
Philip passed a vision test Saturday as part of the investigation into the accident.
Comments