The Duke of Edinburgh will not be prosecuted after his car crash near the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk last month.
The Crown Prosecution Service said that no further action should be taken against the 97-year-old royal, who was referred to as "a driver involved in a collision on the A149 at Sandringham" in a press release.
Prince Philip voluntarily gave up his driving licence on Saturday after his Land Rover collided with another vehicle as he made his way out of a driveway on 17 January. The prince left the scene unharmed but two women travelling in the fellow car were injured in the accident. The royal later apologised in a letter to passenger Emma Fairweather, who was left with a broken wrist following the incident.
Two days after the accident, Philip was photographed driving without a seatbelt on and Norfolk Police reportedly gave him "suitable words of advice".
Chris Long, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS East of England, said "it would not be in the public interest to prosecute".
Announcing the decision, he said: "The CPS has carefully reviewed material submitted by the police in relation to a traffic collision on the A149 on 17 January this year.
"We took into account all of the circumstances in this case, including the level of culpability, the age of the driver and the surrender of the driving licence."
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson told royal correspondent Rebecca English: "The Duke of Edinburgh respects the decision of the Crown Prosecution Service."
