It looks like Prince Philip is now back at the driver's seat. The Duke of Edinburgh is, reportedly, seen driving again around Windsor Castle a year after he voluntarily surrendered his license.
Prince Philip spends his lockdown taking the wheel of Queen Mother's "old golf buggy" from the Windsor Castle museum. However, the 99-year-old duke seemed to have no plans to drive outside of the castle but to only go around the 15,800-acre estate.
According to Express, Queen Elizabeth II's husband is still not allowed to drive on private roads. As an avid driver, a royal expert said that it would never be a surprise to see him driving again. In fact, he was often spotted going around on his motorbike.
Kate Thornton said on True Royal TV that for the prince to be able to get around the Windsor estate, there were rumors that he dug out one of the Queen Mother's royal museums golf buggy.
When asked if they ever saw the said golf buggy, Sunday Times royal correspondent Royal Nikkhah admitted she never had the chance to see it, but it would never surprise her if there were one. Driving is said to be the "king of thing" that the former Commander would do.
She went on to say that they used to see him buzzing around on his "easy rider motorbike," going around his estate. As he loves to whiz around, it should never be a shock to anyone.
After Prince Philip gave up his license, Buckingham Palace assured that his driving on private royal estates would be in "accordance with all relevant regulations." He voluntarily gave up his permission to drive after he got involved in a serious car crash near Sandringham in January 2019.
At the time, his Land Rover Freelander landed on its side after colliding with a Kia, which carried two women and a nine-month-old baby, who was fortunately unharmed. The ladies only suffered minor injuries then.
Two days later, the Norfolk Police gave him advice after seeing a picture of him driving without a seat belt, BBC noted. After that, he surrendered his driver's license.
The palace then released a statement, saying that Prince Philip decided to give up his license voluntarily after careful consideration. The Norfolk Police later confirmed that he indeed surrendered his license, which was turned to the DVLA.
BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond revealed that Prince Philip acknowledged that the collision was entirely his fault. As he received criticisms for driving two days after the accident, he decided to give up his license and hire a driver instead.
