Prince Philip Deep In Thought While Riding Carriage In Sandringham

Prince Philip was looking healthy when he was spotted horse riding close to Sandringham on Tuesday morning.

The 97-year-old royal took the reins of a horse-drawn carriage while being accompanied by two of his aides that sat in the back. Four horses pulled the black carriage along the public road between Dersingham and Ingoldisthorpe.

Prince Philip donned a navy-blue sweater and dark green cap during his recent outing. Photos showed Queen Elizabeth II’s husband deep in thought while staring at the horizon.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s outing came just weeks after he was involved in a car accident near the Sandringham estate. At that time, the royal was driving his Land Rover when he collided with a Kia. Prince Philip remained uninjured following the accident. However, the two passengers in the other vehicle contacted minor injuries.

Weeks after the accident, Prince Philip decided to give up his driver’s license. As such, the retired royal is no longer allowed to drive on public roads, but he can still enjoy driving his carriage since doing so doesn’t require owning a license.

A spokesperson for the British Carriage Driving told Vanity Fair, “No license is required. The Duke will be able to continue to carriage drive.”

In related news, Prince Philip also made headlines this week after he was linked to the shocking joke that Prince Harry once uttered. In the book “Harry and William,” royal author Katie Nicholl detailed the prank that Prince Harry played on his grandmother years ago.

“Harry had always been the more troublesome of the two princes and even the Queen had been on the receiving end of his pranks. One Christmas, she was given a mobile telephone and asked Harry to activate a standard voicemail greeting,” Nicholl said.

Prince Harry created a hilarious personalized greeting on behalf of his grandmother.

“Sorry, I’m away from the throne. For a hotline to Philip, press one, for Charles, press two, for the corgis, press three,” he said.