Posted on 01/19/2019 8:23:06 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
Queen Elizabeth's husband Prince Philip is said to be doing fine after his SUV flipped in a car crash Thursday near the queen's country estate in eastern England. The 97-year-old was behind the wheel during the collision...
The force of impact shattered the windshield and jolted the prince, who was strapped into the driver's seat. He walked away without serious injuries but witnesses said he was lucky to escape alive.
One witness said Philip was lightly bleeding and appeared "very shocked" but was pulled from the wreck with the help of bystander Roy Warne. "I helped him move his legs which were a little trapped and a bit crushed, then I saw his face and I realized who it was," Warne said.
Two women in a second vehicle were hospitalized with minor injuries and a nine-month-old baby was found uninjured in their backseat. Police are investigating what caused the crash with many people surprised to hear Philip was behind the wheel at his age.
"Prince Philip, as we know, is a very determined headstrong individual who has wanted to retain a sense of individual freedoms right up to the age of 97 and you can understand that," said Royal correspondent Roya Nikka. "This is also a man who served in the navy, who served in the Second World War, a man who has seen action, who has been active his whole life."
But over the years he's had to dial it back, giving up flying planes and playing polo. In 2017, he retired from his royal duties.
The prince is said to be home resting with the queen by his side. While he escaped uninjured, Buckingham Palace isn't taking this lightly. Some say it's unlikely he will be allowed to drive on public roads again.
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Didn’t they breathalyze him? I read that somewhere. We’ll likely never find out if he was ‘approximately Schlitzed’ while behind the wheel, but I’m betting he was. Two glasses of sherry and a snifter of cognac would leave old Phil toasted.
Mom gave me hers, at 90-91 after a couple of near misses.
It’s good to almost be the king.
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97 and only a Prince. That’s gotta sting.
A friend of mine took out a spark plug on his dad’s car. He told his dad that a part is on order but it is a difficult one to find. So far, so good.
it was not pretty....
Prince Philip’s car crash sparks questions about why the 97-year-old was driving>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
“Sparks Questions?”
Buahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahagaha!
Obviously the CBS staff reporter who wrote this has never lived in a Monarchy.
When you are a Prince of the Realm you can drive yourself to death. And that’s just the way it is.
I'd say King Charles's head put an end to that.
That’s a scary situation.
“Taking the car keys away from an aging parent is no fun. I’ve had to do it once, with the sequel coming very soon. The cursings and disownings and “you’ll be sorry one day” is just part of life. The Royals needed to step up a long time ago on this.”
Amen.
So he caused a property damage accident and didn’t get a ticket!
The person the prince hit should go directly to the tower of London. How dare he get in the way of royalty! My word!
Because if you can’t be king...
It’s good to be Prince.
At 97 he probably spends his evenings getting out of the car.
The taxpayers bought him a new car.
"'dazzled by the sun' before the collision near the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk at 2.45pm yesterday."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6604071/Duke-Edinburgh-involved-road-crash.html
What a lie. At 2:45 pm the sun is still high in the sky. It's not low enough to shine in a driver's eye at that time of day. From the picture, it looks more like he pulled out into oncoming traffic.
I have a 97 year old friend who gave up driving a few months ago.
I would still trust him over most folks younger than him.
A former rally driver, drove in the Trans Africa Rally.
His reflexes and other driving abilities are just now slowing down to that of an average person.
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