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Queen Elizabeth's husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was involved in a traffic accident while driving on Thursday near the Sandringham estate, Buckingham Palace said.
The 97 year old was not hurt.
“The Duke of Edinburgh was involved in a road traffic accident with another vehicle this afternoon,” said the palace’s statement.
“The Duke was not injured. The accident took place close to the Sandringham Estate.”
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Local police attended the scene, the palace added.
The BBC reported that Philip was driving a Range Rover and that the vehicle landed on its side after a collision.
It quoted a witness as saying the Duke was very shaken.
A palace spokeswoman later confirmed the Duke was at the wheel and that he was checked by a doctor afterwards.
He did not go to hospital and was now back at Sandringham.
The former naval officer did not accompany the Queen to a church service on Christmas Day last month, though a royal source said he was in good health.
Philip, who had successful hip-replacement surgery last year, retired from public life in 2017. – Reuters