Tag: Britain’s Prince Philip

From Russia to Britain, Philip’s royal ties spanned Europe

TATOI, Greece — Prince Philip’s life spanned a century of European history. His family ties were just as broad, with Britain’s longest-serving consort linked by blood and marriage to most of the continent’s royal houses. “If Queen Victoria is considered the grandmother of Europe, Prince Philip is the […]

Prince Philip won’t be charged in UK car crash

LONDON — Prince Philip won’t face charges in connection with a car collision that left two women injured, British prosecutors said Thursday. The decision came just days after Buckingham Palace said the 97-year-old royal would stop driving. The husband of Queen Elizabeth II was driving a Land Rover near […]

Britain’s Prince Philip still driving at 97

Britain’s lack of an upper age limit for driving was in the spotlight on Friday as 97-year-old Prince Philip recovered after being involved in an accident that flipped his car. An experienced pilot and carriage racer, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband has never been one for slowing down and […]

Britain’s Prince Philip, 97, ‘shocked and shaken’ after crash

Queen Elizabeth II’s 97-year-old husband Prince Philip emerged “shocked and shaken” but unhurt from a car crash that rolled his Land Rover and stirred a debate in Britain Friday about old age and driving. A nine-month-old baby who was in the back seat of the other car, a […]

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