The Queen is giving up one of her royal privileges.
Her Majesty is the only person in the UK allowed to drive without a licence, but agreed to stop driving on the advice of her security team, according toWhile protocol dictates the Queen has to be driven to public engagements, despite her age up until now she still gets into the driver’s seat to get around her estates and for private events.Queen Elizabeth will reportedly no longer drive on public roads.
At the age of 18, Elizabeth, then a princess, trained as a driver and mechanic for the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War 2. In 1998, King Abdullah visited the Queen at her Balmoral estate, with former British ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles tellingQueen Elizabeth’s car collection is estimated to be worth upwards of $AU18 million. Picture: AFP“As instructed, the crown prince climbed into the front seat of the front Land Rover, with his interpreter in the seat behind.
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