Prince Philip, 97, gives up driver’s license after crash

February 10, 2019 at 12:00a.m.

LONDON

Prince Philip has decided to stop driving at age 97, less than a month after he was involved in a collision that left two women injured, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.

Prosecutors said they would consider the decision as they decide whether to charge the husband of Queen Elizabeth II over the Jan. 17 crash.

Philip was behind the wheel of a Land Rover near the royal family’s Sandringham estate in eastern England when he smashed into another car Jan. 17. Philip had to be helped out of his overturned vehicle but wasn’t injured. Two women in the other car were injured, though not seriously, and a 9-month-old baby boy was unhurt.

Police said Philip and the other driver were both given breath tests for alcohol and passed.

Norfolk Police confirmed Saturday that the prince had “voluntarily surrendered his license to officers.” It said an investigation file on the case had been handed to prosecutors, who will decide whether to press charges.

Harvard honors ‘This Is Us’ star Ventimiglia

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

“This Is Us” actor Milo Ventimiglia was honored Friday as Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Farkas Hall in Cambridge.

The Emmy-nominated actor received the award after a roast from Elizabeth Mann and Mariana Sanchez Medina of the Hasty Pudding Theatrics, who poked fun at some of his B-list acting roles and his status as a sex symbol.

America’s oldest theatrical organization says Ventimiglia was selected because he has made “significant impressions on television and film.” He stars as the patriarch Jack Pearson in family drama “This is Us” and has had leading roles in “Gilmour Girls” and “Heroes.”

Hasty Pudding has honored a Man of the Year since 1967. Bryce Dallas Howard was named Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year.

Ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist undergoes open heart surgery

LOS ANGELES

Lindsey Buckingham underwent open heart surgery that left the former Fleetwood Mac guitarist with damaged vocal cords.

Buckingham’s publicist said Friday that he experienced chest pains last week and was taken to the hospital where he had the life-saving procedure. Buckingham is recovering at home with his family.

The 69-year-old rocker’s wife, Kristen Buckingham, said on social media that it’s unclear if the damage after the surgery is permanent.

Last year, Buckingham sued Fleetwood Mac after being kicked off the band’s new tour. The guitarist-songwriter is seeking his share of the tour income because he felt he was able to perform.

Associated Press