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In the UK, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's husband, voluntarily surrendered his driver's license after being involved in a car accident last month. At 97, the prince consort was still driving very regularly. He will now be content with the back seats as most members of the royal family.
With our correspondent in London, Marina Daras
Prince Philip was often seen driving his Land Rover Freelander on the roads of the Sandringham Estate, where the royal couple loves to spend the winter. But since his car accident on January 17, many wondered about his physical abilities to drive, especially a car as powerful.
The prince escaped unscathed from the accident although his car turned around after colliding with a Kia with three people on board, including a nine-month-old baby. The driver of the accident car came out with a few cuts in her knee and her passenger with a broken wrist. The baby in the back was not injured.
The Duke of Edinburgh could be prosecuted by the courts for driving imprudently, especially since he had been photographed driving without a seat belt 48 hours after the accident. The investigators admitted, however, that his decision to voluntarily surrender his driving license would be taken into account in the verdict.