It looks like we won't be seeing Queen Elizabeth II behind the wheel anymore! According to Us Weekly, the British monarch will no longer drive [1] on public roads following Prince Philip's scary car accident [2] in January. The 92-year-old royal will "only drive on private property moving forward."
Elizabeth's decision comes three months after her 97-year-old husband was involved in a car collision near Sandringham Estate with a Kia driven by a 28-year-old woman with a 9-month-old baby and a 45-year-old passenger. Even though Philip was not injured, his Land Rover was overturned and the passenger suffered a broken wrist. Luckily, the baby didn't suffer any injuries. Later that month, Philip wrote a letter to the woman [3] apologising for the accident, and voluntarily gave up his driver's licence.
The Queen first learned to drive [4] when she trained as a mechanic and driver with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1945 during WWII. We're going to miss seeing her behind the wheel, but we're glad she's making this safety decision.