Queen slams brakes on driving in public

The monarch will be chauffeured on public roads but may continue to drive on private roads
The monarch will be chauffeured on public roads but may continue to drive on private roads
MAX MUMBY

She is the only person in the UK permitted to drive without a licence — but her time behind the wheel is finally over.

The Queen is understood to have agreed to give up driving on public roads on the advice of her security team after the Duke of Edinburgh’s car crash earlier this year. The monarch will be chauffeured on public roads.

Her decision is likely to have been a reluctant one. Despite having access to drivers her entire life, the Queen, who will be 93 next month, is known to enjoy driving herself in her fleet of Jaguars, Land Rovers and Range Rovers.

Since Prince Philip’s car crash in January near Sandringham, however, it is understood there has been concern in royal circles