Prince Philip has decided¹ to stop driving at the age of 97, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.

 

97岁的菲利普亲王决定不再开车。

 

Prosecutors² said they would consider the decision as they decide whether to charge the husband of Queen Elizabeth II over the Jan. 17 crash.

 

"After careful consideration the Duke of Edinburgh has taken the decision to voluntarily surrender his driving license," the palace said in a statement.

 

Philip was behind the wheel of a Land Rover near the royal family's Sandringham estate in eastern England when he smashed into another car on Jan. 17. Philip had to be helped out of his overturned vehicle but wasn't injured. Two women in the other car were injured, though not seriously, and a 9-month-old baby boy was unhurt.

 

Police said Philip and the other driver were both given breath tests for alcohol and passed.

 

Philip was photographed driving again two days later, without a seatbelt. Police said they offered him "suitable words of advice" after that.

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