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[Baldric]

They have just rehashed the story of a RTC involving Prince Philip and the Queen that happened in June 1964,
Why on Earth?

[douglas9401]

Maybe they're trying to generate customers with a rehashtag.

[jno]

one of the stories regarding the recent incident listed a few other such incidents. The issue of whether older drivers are safe on the roads is still a live one, but if he's always been a bad one, maybe age isn't an issue....

[Canary42]

We now live in the age of "Smear if you can".

[choux]

I remember that one, there was a bit of an outcry as to why Philip's car was totally covered by tarps when recovered by a low loader.

[tonyav]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/footage-reveals-prince-philip-had-crash-in-1964-while-driving-queen/ar-BBSGwZO?li=AAnZ9Ug

[Peter Pedant]

Jesus I was taking 11+ then ....alot of talk then of the coming general election and that labour would close all private schools if they got in

I was more taken with the President not making the State of the nation speech. The Nants [Nancy Pelosi that is!] told him he had to be invited and she wouldnt do so until he er started running the country as he was elected to do ....
Has that ever happened before ?

[youngmafbog]

It's one of those very rare occasions I agree with Canary!

[choux]

Actually, why on earth not, Baldric? AmI the only one to remember the incident?

When the Sandringham crash was reported I did immediately think back to the one in 1964 and compared the difference in showing the Land Rover in situ. Back in 1964 I suspect the only people who carried their cameras with them (unless on holiday) were twitchers.

Social media did not exist then and we had to rely on press coverage, either in the papers or on the television/radio news. I clearly remember seeing Philip's car being transported along public roads and we wondered why the need for such secrecy by shrouding the vehicle. Would it have shown how close the Queen had come to being injured? I believe we didn't get to know the make/model of Philip's car.

Seeing that video I wonder what happened to the provisional licence holder and unaccompanied Mr Cooper. No insurance payout for him I suspect.