Britain’s Prince Philip, queen’s husband, in car accident
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Britain’s Prince Philip waves to the public as he leaves after attending a Christmas day church service in Sandringham, England, in 2016. Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip the husband of Queen Elizabeth II had been in a traffic accident and is not injured. The palace said the accident happened today near the queen’s country residence in Sandringham in eastern England.
LONDON >> Buckingham Palace says the 97-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, has been in a car accident but wasn’t injured.
The palace said the two-car accident happened today near Sandringham Estate, the queen’s country retreat in eastern England.
The Norfolk Constabulary says officers responded to a reported collision and two people in one of the vehicles were treated for minor injuries.
The palace said a doctor examined Philip as a precaution and confirmed he wasn’t hurt.
Britain’s Press Association quoted a palace spokeswoman saying the Duke of Edinburgh, the title he received on his wedding day, was driving one of the cars.
He had a passenger in the car, but the spokeswoman would not reveal who it was, the Press Association reported.
Philip has largely retired from the royal family’s public duties.
