<body><div><figure><img src="http://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=10vioA_0K4Z2w0g00" alt="http://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=10vioA_0K4Z2w0g00" width="1082" height="720" ></figure>Prince Phillip threatened to push the Queen out of a car as he raced along the road, a friend of the Royal Family has revealed.The astonishing threat was made after the Queen 'yelped' and flinched as the prince took her on a hair-raising car journey.The revelation follows a horror crash in which the Duke of Edinburgh flipped his car on its side earlier this week.The Duke of Edinburgh's friend and biographer Gyles Brandreth spoke to the BBC's Today Programme about the incident, saying Prince Philip is known for his fast driving.Gyles went on to recall how Lord Mountbatten once shared a terrifying car journey with the royals.He said the Queen had "yelped" under her breath and flinched as they sped through Cowdray Park in West Sussex.That led the duke to snap: "'Look, if you do that once more, I will put you out of the car."Lord Mountbatten then asked the Queen why she didn't protest and she explained: "Oh, but you heard what he said - and he meant it."<figure><img src="http://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2weeim_0K4Z2w0g00" alt="http://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2weeim_0K4Z2w0g00" width="615" height="405" ></figure>The 97-year-old duke was in a crash earlier this week near the Queen's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.He was behind the wheel of a Land Rover Freelander which flipped over when it was hit by another car as he pulled out of a driveway on to a busy A-road.Norfolk Police said: "The driver of the Kia, a 28-year-old woman, suffered cuts to her knee while the passenger, a 45-year-old woman, sustained a broken wrist."Both casualties were treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn and were discharged last night."Police can also confirm a nine-month-old baby boy was in the Kia at the time of the incident and was uninjured."The male driver of the Land Rover was uninjured."Both drivers were breath tested and provided negative readings."As is standard procedure with injury collisions, the incident will be investigated and any appropriate action taken.<figure><img src="http://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2AvcsK_0K4Z2w0g00" alt="http://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2AvcsK_0K4Z2w0g00" width="615" height="410" ></figure>The Royal's driving has reportedly been causing concern for decades, and this week's crash has sparked fresh calls for the Duke to give up driving for good.Gyles Brandreth added he doesn't think the prince will "react too well" to giving up his licence, however said: "But if you can't do it any more, you can't do it any more."Prince Philip reportedly told witnesses that he was "such a fool" following the crash.He attended the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn to be checked over on Friday, however palace say he has no injuries that would be a cause for concern.<figure><img src="http://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1hogJK_0K4Z2w0g00" alt="http://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1hogJK_0K4Z2w0g00" width="615" height="547" ></figure>The duke retired from royal duties in August 2017 and underwent a hip replacement in May last year, having completed some 22,219 solo engagements since 1952.In his 1954 book Duke of Edinburgh: A portrait by his valet, John Dean revealed that shortly after the Elizabeth II and Philip got engaged in 1947, the future prince was involved in a nasty collision.Skidding off the road in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, Philip struck a tree, before crashing through a fence.Then 26, Prince Philip escaped relatively unscathed, suffering a few bruises and a twisted knee. He was rescued by a passing driver after midnight, who spotted him standing next to the wreckage.</div></body>

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Prince Phillip threatened to push the Queen out of a car as he raced along the road, a friend of the Royal Family has revealed. The astonishing threat was made after the Queen 'yelped' and flinched as the prince took her on a hair-raising car journey.

Prince Philip threatened to push Queen out of car as he sped along road