Profile of Prince Philip: The Duke of hazard

If this latest controversy ends up forcing him off the road, it will take away one of the few remaining freedoms he has cherished since marrying into his gilded cage 71 years ago

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Name: Prince Philip

Age:97

Appearance: stern, patrician, increasingly frail

Newsworthiness: the Duke of Edinburgh is facing calls to surrender his car keys after being involved in a road accident

Philip Mountbatten has never had much time for critics of his driving. According to Gyles Brandreth’s joint biography of the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth, he once made his wife yelp with terror due to his speeding and warned: “Look, if you ...