--- title: Prince Philip, 97, Will Not Be Prosecuted for Car Crash description: Prince Philip will face no further action over his collision with another vehicle near the Queen's Sandringham estate last month. canonical: https://time.com/5529436/prince-philip-not-prosecuted-crash/ author: George Steer article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-14T15:38:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:29.211Z og:title: Prince Philip, 97, Will Not Be Prosecuted for Vehicle Crash og:description: The Prince crashed his Land Rover into another vehicle last month og:url: https://time.com/5529436/prince-philip-not-prosecuted-crash/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf00db1bf3616e966/6989452022fb85c415e27c70/gettyimages-1084696710-594x594.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: gettyimages-1084696710-594x594 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Prince Philip, 97, Will Not Be Prosecuted for Vehicle Crash twitter:description: The Prince crashed his Land Rover into another vehicle last month twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf00db1bf3616e966/6989452022fb85c415e27c70/gettyimages-1084696710-594x594.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Prince Philip, 97, Will Not Be Prosecuted for Vehicle Crash > Sponsored content. 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Two days later, local police issued the monarch “suitable words of advice” after [he was pictured driving without a seat belt.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46935721) On Feb. 9, the 97-year-old voluntarily gave up his driving license, having apologized to the occupants of the other car [in a letter](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-philip-finally-apologises-car-13912422). “I would like you to know how very sorry I am for my part in the accident,” he wrote, adding that: “The sun was shining low over the main road. In normal conditions I would have no difficulty in seeing traffic coming… but I can only imagine that I failed to see the car coming, and I am very contrite about the consequences.” Witnesses described how the Land Rover rolled over before ending up on the other side of the road. A man who helped free the duke from his car said he saw [the vehicle “careering, tumbling across the road”.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46918039) The Prince was unhurt in the accident. On Thursday, the prosecutors decided it was not in the public interest to prosecute the Queen’s husband. Chris Long, Chief Crown Prosecutor from CPS East of England, said: “We took into account all of the circumstances in this case, including the level of culpability, the age of the driver and the surrender of the driving licence.” “All those involved in the collision have been informed and provided with a full explanation in writing.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5529436/prince-philip-not-prosecuted-crash/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5529436/prince-philip-not-prosecuted-crash/"},"headline":"Prince Philip, 97, Will Not Be Prosecuted for Vehicle Crash","datePublished":"2019-02-14T15:38:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:57:29.211Z","description":"Prince Philip will face no further action over his collision with another vehicle near the Queen's Sandringham estate last month.","url":"https://time.com/5529436/prince-philip-not-prosecuted-crash/","keywords":["Newsfeed","royals","United Kingdom","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf00db1bf3616e966/6989452022fb85c415e27c70/gettyimages-1084696710-594x594.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"George Steer","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/george-steer/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf00db1bf3616e966/6989452022fb85c415e27c70/gettyimages-1084696710-594x594.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"gettyimages-1084696710-594x594","caption":"LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 19: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh attends a Christmas lunch for members of the Royal Family hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckin","creditText":"Max Mumby—Indigo/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5529436/prince-philip-not-prosecuted-crash/","name":"Prince Philip, 97, Will Not Be Prosecuted for Vehicle Crash"}}]}] ```