Woman wants Prince Philip charged over car crash

A legal expert has given Prince Philip some blunt advice after last week’s car crash, as one of the victims of the accident calls for the 97-year-old Duke to be charged if he is found to be at fault.

Prince Philip has been warned not to apologise for the serious car crash he was involved with in Sandringham.

A British lawyer has told The Mirror the Queen’s husband, 97, should issue a stern no comment if pressed about the circumstances.

“A criminal investigation is going on so there’s no requirement for the Duke of Edinburgh to do anything or provide anything,” celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman - who is dubbed “Mr Loophole” - said, according to the UK newspaper.

“If he apologises, he could be admitting he’s guilty.”

At 97, Prince Philip has continued to drive. Picture: AFP

Meantime, the passenger who broke her wrist in the car crash says she wants Prince Philip to face prosecution if he is found to be at fault.

Emma Fairweather, speaking on British TV, called the Duke “highly insensitive and inconsiderate” after he was spotted driving while not wearing a seatbelt just days after the crash.

“There needs to be a decision as to whether Prince Philip and I are from the same walk of life here or not,” she said.

“I feel that his treatment has not been the same as mine.”

Ms Fairweather added that she was still waiting to give the police a statement. “I need somebody to understand that I still have medical concerns. I’m very worried that I haven’t been asked for a statement from the police,” she said.

She added that she had received a message from one of the Queen’s ladies in waiting.

“She left me a voicemail that was just an hour or two before my interview with the papers became known … to say that the Queen wished me well, and that she would like to call me back but she was going out for the evening.”

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The scene near to the Sandringham estate where Prince Philip was involved in a car accident. Picture: AP

It comes as the family of the driver and baby whose car was hit by Prince Philip’s Land Rover said: “They’re lucky to be alive.”

A relative said teacher Ellie Townsend, 28, who was in the Kia with her nine-month-old son and friend Emma Fairweather, had suffered “a traumatic ordeal”, reports The Sun.

The relative added: “It’s scary to think what could have happened.

“She’s just still very shaken and wants to spend time with her son and husband Shaun. The pair of them are lucky to be alive.

“They are doing as well as can be expected after a traumatic event.

Queen Elizabeth attended church alone over the weekend with her husband nowhere to be seen. Picture: AP

Ms Townsend’s family said she did not blame Philip for the smash, which occurred as he pulled onto a main road at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate, Norfolk.

Her mum Deborah, 58, said: “We’re just trying to get through it.”

Ms Townsend was taken to hospital for treatment to a knee injury.

Broken glass and car parts on the road side near the royals’ Sandringham estate. Picture: AP

Ms Townsend told The Sun that she had received a voicemail from the Queen’s lady-in-waiting, Mary Morrison, who passed on her “warmest good wishes”.

“The Queen has asked me to telephone you to pass on her warmest good wishes following the accident and Her Majesty is very eager to know how you are and hope that everything is going as well as can be expected,” Ms Morrison said in her message, according to The Mirror.

“We’re all thinking of you very much at Sandringham and I’ll try you at a later date. Unfortunately I’ve got to go out quite shortly but I hope all is well as can be expected for you. Thank you very much indeed. Goodbye.”

Buckingham Palace also confirmed: “A full message of support was sent to both the driver and the passenger.”

Prince Philip drives the Queen and the Obamas to a private lunch at Windsor Castle in 2016. Picture: Getty Images

Prince Philip passed a breathalyser test and sight test following the smash.

But two days later he was spotted driving a replacement Land Rover without his seatbelt.

Norfolk Police later said they had spoken to the Prince about it, adding: “Suitable words of advice have been given to the driver.”

— with The Sun