Prince Philip
Prince Philip gave up his driver's license due to the Royal Family's fear. Pictured: Prince Philip attends the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York to Jack Brooksbank at St. George's Chapel on October 12, 2018 in Windsor, England. Getty Images/Alastair Grant-WPA Pool

Prince Philip did not give up his driver’s license because he didn’t think he’s still fit to drive.

BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond said that the decision had something to do with the royal family even though the final say still came from the Duke of Edinburgh. He said that the royal family was worried that they would be accused of downplaying the accident if Prince Philip would keep his license.

“The Duke is reported to have acknowledged that the collision last month was his fault. There was a fair deal of criticism of his decision to drive just two days after the crash… Now, he has chosen to give up some of his independence and will have a driver from this point on,” he told Express.

Buckingham Palace released a statement last week announcing that Prince Philip has decided to give up his license. The news came weeks after the 97-year-old got involved in a car accident near the Sandringham estate in Norfolk.

Prince Philip was driving his Land Rover when it collided with a Kia. Even though he didn’t suffer from any injury, the two people in the other vehicle suffered from minor cuts and bruises. One of them also broke her wrist. Days after the accident, Prince Philip issued an apology to Emma Fairweather.

In his letter, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband said that he was unable to see the road clearly because of the strong sunlight.

Following Prince Philip’s accident, royal fans and the public became too particular with how the members of the royal family drove their vehicles. Her Majesty was recently spotted driving without a seatbelt, but she was accompanied by her male royal staff. Prince Charles was also photographed riding his vehicle without a seatbelt.

Security expert Simon Morgan told Hello! magazine that the royals do not normally wear seatbelts to prevent their clothes from being crumpled. Another reason has to do with security because not wearing a seatbelt makes it easier for the Royals to be whisked out of their vehicle during an accident.

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