Queen REFUSES to stop driving as she’s undeterred by Prince Philip crash
THE Queen will continue to drive on public roads after reports suggested she had agreed to quit driving in light of Prince Philip’s crash, sources said.
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While she mostly keeps to driving within the grounds of her private estates, she is occasionally spotted behind the wheel on public roads near Balmoral in Scotland and her Sandringham in Norfolk.
The Queen has been snapped on several occasions driving a Range Rover, Land Rover and a Jaguar.
A keen motorist despite having round-the-clock drivers available, she has never taken a driving test and is allowed to drive her state car without a number plate.
Prince Philip, 97, faced widespread criticism in January after he was photographed driving without a seatbelt less than 48 hours after the crash.
Emma Fairweather, 46, who suffered a broken wrist, called the Duke of Edinburgh “highly insensitive and inconsiderate”.
He later issued a letter of apology to the mum-of-two for his involvement in the horror crash and wished her a speedy recovery.
The following month the palace announced that the duke, who escaped without injury, would voluntarily give up his driving licence.
Police investigated the crash and passed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service who said he would not be prosecuted.
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The Queen learned to drive as a teenager during the Second World War as a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service.
She trained as a truck mechanic and was said to have enjoyed getting her hands dirty with engine parts.
Her parents King George VI and the Queen mother visited her at the Mechanical Transport Training Section in Camberley, Surrey, in early 1945.
The then-Princess Elizabeth was pictured showing off her skills to her mother, which included how to change a wheel and deconstruct and rebuild engines.